Formula1.com technical expert Mark Hughes named the Haas VF-22 as the ‘most improved car’ of the 2022 F1 World Championship.
Haas F1 Team improved from their slowest pace in 2021 (3.2% off qualifying pace) to eighth fastest in 2022, 2% off. It may seem like a relatively modest number, but it represents the biggest performance improvement on the grid.
This improvement is a difference that the Haas F1 team can mix into a midfield battle from being cut off from the rest of the field the previous year and fighting only teammates.
Kevin Magnussen’s fifth place at the season opener in Bahrain made him the best finisher behind the ‘Big Three’ teams, while in Brazil he advanced to Q3 and took advantage of a short opportunity on dry track to finish Saturday’s sprint. won a shocking pole position for Such a feat would have been unthinkable in 2021.
The Haas VF-22 was the team’s response to Ferrari’s interpretation of the new aerodynamic regulations, with the 2021 car tracing its origins back to 2018.
Much of that improvement came from the powerful new Ferrari 066/7 power unit (Ferrari and Alfa Romeo are the machines with the biggest improvements in the top three following Haas), but it’s also comparatively better aerodynamically. was
The use of all-Ferrari components defined its cooling, thus making its aerodynamic concept very similar, with large bluff sidepods washing the air around the car.
It also shared with Ferrari the ability to quickly turn on the front tires. This was an important part of why Kevin Magnussen was able to set the pole for Interlagos on slicks on the damp track.
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