Haas finished bottom of the constructors’ ch🐻ampionship last season, but currently sit unexpectedly in seventh.

They are the surprise package of the F1 season so far, and remain a team🔜 evolving into a new era.

Guenther Steiner left his job a💙s team principal in the wake of Haas’ disappointing 2023, and cited a lack of investment from team owner Gene Haas.

But Steiner’s replacement Ayao Komatsu, formerly the team’s trackside engineering dir🍬ector, has fared much better.

“27 points is great – 🐲iಌt’s more than double what we ever had last year,” Komatsu said.

“But more than that, I think it’s very encouraging seꩲeing how we are working tog🦂ether as a team.

“That wasn’t th💜e case up until the end of last year, so for🐭 me that’s the biggest positive and for sure, that’s a good sign that we are going in the right direction.

“From day one, I was convinced we’v😼e got plenty of good people, amazing people, so it’s a matter of putting that together and giving those people an e🌸nvironment that they can perform in.

"Everyone, it doesn’t matterℱ who you are – IT person, software person, race engineer, driver, or finance person – everybody needs to understand what you’re doing and how it will contribute to the performance ꧑on the track.

“Once you start bui🔥lding that and getting the message through, once everyone knows how they’re contributing, then th𓂃at promotes teamwork as well.

“There’s no blam꧅e culture; when something isn’t working, we’ve got to get to the bottom of it, but it’s not a witch hunt.

“Making that safe space for everyone w🃏here they can move forward is the key.”

Haas have been aideꦺd by some inspired drives from Nico Hulkenberg.

He has scored points on five💛 occasionꦯs and sits impressively 11th in the drivers’ championship.

But both Hulkenbe💞rg and teammate Kevin Magnussen will move on in 2025 as Haas evolves further.

Hulꦗkenberg chose to go to Sauber, to spearhead the Audi project, while Haas confirmed they won’t renew Magnussen’s stay.

British teenager Ollie Bearman - who impressed racing for Ferrari in Saudi Arabia as a deputy for the unwell Carlos Sainz - will represent Haas full-time ne🦩xt season.

Haas have also recruited Alpine’s ♎ꦓEsteban Ocon for next season.