Haas finished bottom of the F1 2023 constructors’ championship, with the✤ir lack of performance resulting in Guenther Steiner losing his job.

Komatsu takes up the role of team boss, and with his background predominantly in engineering, team owner Gene Ha💃as i🌳s hopeful this will take the team forward.

However, it see♏ms Haas will start the new season on thꦗe backfoot.

Speaking to the official F1 website, Komatsu reveale⛦d the start to the season could be a challenge for Haas.

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“The ’24 car is a clear step, but whether it’s good enough against the competition to start off with, I don’t think so, because we started so ꦛlate,” he said.🌃 

“We changed the concept so late as well, and then by actually doing the Austin upgrade, we diverted our resources a little bit. I’m realistic with the car we’re putting out in Bahrain, but not in a negative manner. It’s not the fault of our engineers, o♔ur guys. They’re good people.

“For me, then the key is whatever the car in Bahrain, whatever problem we see, we try to understand it and then move from that point as a team. We are a small team as you know. We’ve got to move as one,𝐆 otherwise we🅺 don’t stand a chance. 

"To answer your question directly, it is 💮a step forward. Is it good enough? No. But what we do from that point i🌺s how we can show that we can improve the team or not.”

Haas confirmed they will shake down their new c🌳hallenger for the f🎀irst time on February 11.