How Komatsu is succeeding where Steiner failed on Haas F1 investment

Ayao Komatsu might’ve lost his co-mantle as Formula 1’s newest team boss over this summer break, but the start of his era leading the Haas team has got off to a positive start. In fact, in doing so he’s achieved something his famous predecessor could not

There's nothing quite like a Formula 1 driver leaving a team for honesty, breaching that media-trained facade.

“The couple of upgrades we've had this year, they've actually worked and it's the first time in Haas's history that we brought upgrades to the car that made it faster.”

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Author Alex Kalinauckas

Alex Kalinauckas is Autosport's Grand Prix Editor, covering every Formula 1 race since the start of 2020. After completing a master's degree in journalism at Goldsmiths College University of London in 2014, he worked for a range of motorsport and technology publications while covering national racing as an Autosport freelancer.

A lifelong motorsport fan - no one in his family can explain quite how or why such a development first occurred - Alex joined the Autosport staff in April 2017 as the magazine’s Assistant Editor covering Formula 2 and GP3, before being made Formula E correspondent and Autosport.com’s Plus Editor in March 2018. He lives in north-east London and is constantly frustrated by the Central Line.