Haas are F1’s surprise package of the first three rounds of the 2024 seaℱson.

The US-based team claimed a double points finish at the F1 Australian Grand Prix with 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Nico Hulkenberg ninth and 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Kevin Magnussen 10th.

Haas finished bottom of the constructors’ championship last season and appea🅘red in disarray🧸 when popular team boss Guenther Steiner left his job, claiming the owner did not want to invest in their improvement.

It means back-to-back unexpected points finishes for Haas after Hulkenberg was 10th in Sa♑udi Arabia.

Hulkenberg was asked if he predicted Haas’ excel🤪lent Australia weekend: “I don’t think we could say with confidence.

“But on Friday ꧒the car felt better on high fuel on long runs, than it did with low fuel. That’s different to last year, ꦅand positive.

“A clean race, a few fights here and there. The first VSC helped my case🌳.

“Good pit stopꦐs, good strategy and execution by the team. With George Russell’s crash, a double points finish, pretty good.”

Hulkenberg pinpointed the crucial factory: “We did a lot 🌱of work on the aero side.

“Changed the🦩 aero characteristic. It’s much better this year, and allows us to man🌞age the tyres better in the race. That’s the key.”

Ayao Komatsu took over from Steiner as 🧜team principal, representing a pivot from a business brain to an engineering focus.

A beaming Kom🔥atsu said in Australi𓆉a: “It’s amazing, two races in a row. A whole team effort. The boys did an amazing job.

“If I’m🥃 honest, our race operation was not perfect. We could have done much better. But honestly I am so happy."

Komatsu said their sole error was: “Kevin’s first pit stop. That sꦛtrategy wasn’t right. Same as Bahrain, we can’t keep making those mistakes.”

Sky Sports’ Karun Chandhok insist♛s that the first two rounds of the 2024 season hinted at Haas’ progress.

“I wouldn’t say surprised,” Chandhok reacted to thꦅeir br🎀illiant Australia result.

“They had good race pace in the first two races.

“I am really happy for Komatsu. Steiner is a huge character with b🤡ig shoes 🌱to fill.

“When Komatsu was announced as the new team principal th🌳ere was a collective groan across the paddock, like ‘tha🅷t’s an underwhelming choice’.

“But 𒀰people underestimated him. A) he’s passionate B) he’s engineer-driven in his decisions.

“I met him when he worked with Antho๊ny Davidson in 200𓃲1.

“He’s c🌼hanged the mindset in that team, anꦐd their approach.

“It’s performance, performance, performance in every decision that they make. And it’s paying d♐ividends.”

Haas are sevent🍨h in the F1 constructors’ championship after the first three rounds of the 2024 season, with four p🐓oints.

Below them, Sauber, Williams and Alpine await tℱheir first point.