TECH ANALYSIS: Haas' 2025 F1 car spotted at Silverstone
The first images of Haas's 2025 Formula 1 car have leaked on social media after the American outfit conducted a private shakedown filming day at Silverstone on Sunday.
Haas will embark on a new chapter in their history this year as the American outfit is set to compete with an all-new driver line-up in the upcoming season.
Nico Hulkenberg and Kevin Magnussen left the Kannapolis-based outfit after the season-concluding Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The team's 2025 F1 machine will be piloted by Esteban Ocon and Ferrari junior Oliver Bearman. It will mark the first time that an F1 race winner drives for Haas since it joined the pinnacle of motorsport in 2016.
The Ayao Komatsu-led team has ramped up its presence at the pinnacle of motorsport as it hosted a Testing Of Previous Cars outing in January which marked the first time that the American team completed such a running.
The testing saw the Kannapolis-based outfit use its two-year-old F1 car at Jerez, exploiting the opportunities provided by rules that are referred to as Testing of Previous Cars.
The two-day running saw both Ocon and Bearman and test driver Ritomo Miyata get behind the wheel of the 2023 Haas F1 car, which enabled both the drivers and the mechanics to get themselves up to speed.
The team has revealed the race overalls recently, but it was not intent on revealing any images just yet. However, shots have been leaked of the team’s 2025 Formula 1 car as it completed its first lap during a filming day at Silverstone. The pictures were taken opposite the pit garages at the Hilton Hotel, showing that the filming day took place in rainy weather conditions.
On the image of Formula_Aerodynamics, it has emerged the American outfit has elected to venture down with the VF-25.
Haas appears to have opted for a rework of the engine cover. It is now much bulkier and more sculpted compared to what the team ended the season at Abu Dhabi with. The bulkier engine cover is similar to what Red Bull, Mercedes and McLaren used previously, and it enabled Haas to establish a more prominent tube section between the engine cover and the sidepods which allows the team to direct more air down towards the upper surface of diffuser.
Another upgrade revolves around the rear wing which now features radically and aggressively designed endplates. The new configuration see the tip section completely disconnect from the endplates.
