Recently-appointed Haas team boss Ayao Komatsu has shared how the operation were losing out through “big communication issues” when he stepped into the role, with his priority being to get their factories working together more efficiently.
Haas have a unique set-up in F1, with their overall headquarters located in the United States, alongside a sister NASCAR entry, a design office in Italy, next to long-time partner Ferrari’s facilities, and a factory in the UK for core operations between races.
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Speaking to F1’s Beyond The Grid podcast, Komatsu was asked about his main area of focus since Haas’s winter management reshuffle, which not only involved him replacing Guenther Steiner, but also saw Technical Director Simone Resta depart for Mercedes.
“At the moment, putting upgrades on the car,” Komatsu said of his priorities. “But to start off with, with a factory in the UK, a factory in Italy, mainly between UK and Italy, we weren’t functioning as a team properly – big communication issues.
“In Italy, you have a design office and an aero department, so they basically design the car. The UK facility is the race team, race engineering and all the functionality to analyse the performance of the car. Those two groups need to work together, but that wasn’t happening.
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