Within the round-up: Haas crew principal Ayao Komatsu says he’s very happy with the tradition change inside his crew up to now in 2024
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Komatsu pleased with Haas tradition change
Regardless of Haas scoring over double the factors within the first half of the 2024 season than they did all through final yr, crew principal Ayao Komatsu says he’s extra happy by the tradition change he has enacted on the crew.
“It’s not simply the variety of factors, as a result of clearly the factors and the sporting outcomes, it’s a must to depend on the opposite individuals’s efficiency,” Komatsu defined in a video uploaded to the crew’s YouTube channel.
“So I all the time concentrate on what we are able to management, which is simply us as Haas F1 crew – how are we going to enhance the crew? How are we going to enhance our efficiency? How will we enhance the way in which we go about racing?
“So sure, 27 factors is nice – it’s greater than we ever had final yr – however greater than that, I feel the very encouraging factor is how we’re working collectively as a crew. Actually, we’ve began to work like a crew now. Which wasn’t the case up till the tip of final yr. So for me, that’s the most important constructive and for certain that’s the great signal that we’re getting into the appropriate path.”
RB making “huge boy” choices – Ricciardo
RB driver Daniel Ricciardo says he feels his crew are appearing extra like a senior crew relatively than a junior crew after evolving into RB from AlphaTauri for this season and
“It does really feel completely different,” Ricciardo stated. “I feel it’s simple to form of rebrand it and say ‘we’ve acquired a brand new look’ and with this and that, however your actions must comply with.
“We’re making, form of, huge boy choices and we’re taking dangers and we’re setting targets and excessive targets and ones that we realistically suppose that we are able to attain. So it’s cool to see it. I’m in all probability too, in a manner, trustworthy in myself that if it felt like a junior crew nonetheless, I wouldn’t really feel snug right here. I’m 35 now, so I feel I might really feel a bit misplaced. And I definitely don’t. So I feel that’s additionally a great way to in all probability know it.”
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