This year, Ocon will be engineered by Laura Mueller while Bearman will have Ronan O’Hare as his engineer. Both are stepping up to their respective roles having both held the role of performance engineer last season.
Haas are aiming to build on an encouraging 2024 campaign that yielded their strongest end of the season ever, with points scored in eight of the last nine events.
“I’ve got my sights set on consistency,” said Komatsu. “We finished P7 last year. In the history of Haas, across the years I don’t think we’ve been competitive across seasons in a similar manner.
“For me, what was encouraging last year was our competitiveness increased through the season. Then we scored the most points in the last quarter of the year. Since Monza, we only missed a point in Brazil. That was encouraging.
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“I’d like to continue that level of consistency, but I only expect competition to be tighter this year. Alpine, Williams, Sauber and RB – they are all going to be better as well. So, I don’t know how packed the midfield will be but I expect it to be tight.”
Komatsu confirmed that Haas will have a new monocoque for 2025, rather than carrying over the 2024-spec, to cure some “limitations” they endured last year. They will use the same front suspension but run new rear suspension and gearbox casing.
As has been the case since they debuted in the sport in 2016, they will continue their strong relationship with Ferrari, that includes them taking the Italian team’s power unit as well as some parts permitted within the regulations.
