Haas’ pre-season problems continue to mount, as it emerges that a cargo plane breakdown means the American team is likely to miss the start of the final test in Bahrain.
Haas‘ pre-season problems continue to mount, as it emerges that a cargo plane breakdown means the American team is likely to miss the start of the final test in Bahrain.
The 2022 cars, one of which is to be driven by Pietro Fittipaldi after the expulsion of title sponsor Uralkali and Nikita Mazepin over the Ukraine-Russia crisis, are stuck in Doncaster airport along with spare parts.
“According to our information, it should now be flown to Leipzig and from there to Bahrain,” Auto Motor und Sport reported.
Team boss Gunther Steiner confirmed: “We may have to write off the first test day. All the other teams have a two-day lead in preparation over us.”
It is believed Formula 1 and the FIA may be intervening to help, especially as the sport wants to present the ten cars publicly on the Bahrain grid on Thursday.
It’s just the latest setback for F1’s smallest and slowest team, with Haas now under fire in some…
