Haas have introduced that staff founder and proprietor Gene Haas, in addition to staff boss Ayao Komatsu, will get behind the wheel of Method 1 equipment on the upcoming Goodwood Competition of Velocity.
After marking their 200th F1 start on the latest Canadian Grand Prix, the US-led operation will proceed celebrations with a sequence of actions on the annual motorsport gathering, which contains a world-famous hillclimb.
This consists of Gene Haas driving the 2023-specification VF-23 on Friday, July 11, with Komatsu additionally making an look within the following season’s VF-24.
Haas revealed that the pair bought their first style of F1 equipment collectively throughout a non-public shakedown at Silverstone a few weeks in the past, with Gene finishing a handful of laps on the Stowe observe configuration.
Kazuki Nakajima, Vice Chairman of Toyota Gazoo Racing Europe, will kick off the four-day occasion by driving the VF-23 on Thursday, July 10, alongside Komatsu within the VF-24, earlier than full-time Haas drivers Ollie Bearman and Esteban Ocon take over weekend driving duties.
Alongside their hillclimb actions, Haas can have a powerful presence inside the Ballroom Paddock, showcasing the VF-16 – the staff’s first F1 automotive – in addition to the VF-25, which might be raced within the British Grand Prix only a few days earlier than.
Haas’ actions at Goodwood coincide with the Competition of Velocity’s celebration to mark the seventy fifth anniversary of the F1 World Championship – a number of different groups and drivers up and down the grid are additionally set to attend the occasion.
