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Haas VF-21
Mick Schumacher in the VF-21 during practice at the Austrian Grand Prix 2021
CategoryFormula One
ConstructorHaas F1 Team
Designer(s)Simone Resta (Technical Director)
Andrea De Zordo (Chief Designer)
Matteo Piraccini (Head of Chassis Design)
Maurizio Bocchi (Performance Development Manager)
Damien Brayshaw (Head of Vehicle Performance)
Arron Melvin (Head of Aerodynamics)
PredecessorHaas VF-20
Technical specifications
TyresPirelli
Competition history
Notable entrantsHaas F1 Team
Notable drivers
Debut2021 Bahrain Grand Prix
Last event2024 British Grand Prix
RacesWinsPodiumsPolesF/Laps
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The Haas VF-21 is a Formula One racing car designed and constructed by Haas to compete during the 2021 Formula One World Championship.[1] The car is driven by Nikita Mazepin and Mick Schumacher, both of whom are competing in their first season.

Initial design

The Haas VF-21 is powered by the 2021 Ferrari power unit, the 065/6.[2] The chassis, as it was raced at the Bahrain Grand Prix, was identical to the VF-20 except for the downforce cuts mandated by the 2021 regulations. Haas introduced an upgrade package for the chassis at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, which will be the one and only change to the chassis in 2021.[3] The upgrade package was not significant enough to require spending development tokens (introduced for development from 2020 to 2021 as a cost-saving measure), meaning Haas was the only constructor not to make any significant changes to its 2020 vehicle.[4] The VF-21 chassis used in the 2021 season are modified VF-20 chassis, rather than new vehicles.[5]

Livery

When the car's livery was revealed, it caused controversy because the car's livery appeared to feature the Russian flag (possibly due the team having a Russian title sponsor and a Russian driver, Uralkali and Nikita Mazepin respectively). Guenther Steiner, the Haas team principal, stated that "it's the athlete who can't display the Russian flag, not the team. The team is an American team."[6]

Complete Formula One results

(key)

Year Entrant Power unit Tyres Driver name Grands Prix Points WCC pos.
BAH EMI POR ESP MON AZE FRA STY AUT GBR HUN BEL NED ITA RUS TUR USA MEX SAP TBA SAU ABU
2021 Haas F1 Team Ferrari 065/6 P Russian Automobile Federation  Nikita Mazepin Ret 17 19 19 17 14 20 18 19 17 Ret 17 Ret Ret 18 20 17 18 17 Ret WD 27* 7th*
Germany Mick Schumacher 16 16 17 18 18 13 19 16 18 18 12 16 18 15 Ret 19 16 Ret 18 Ret 14
Reference(s):
Notes
  • * Championship in progress.
  • † Driver failed to finish the race, but was classified as they had completed over 90% of the winner's race distance.

References

  1. ^ "Haas releases images of 2020 car". Speedcafe. 6 February 2020. Archived from the original on 26 November 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Haas VF-20 - F1technical.net". www.f1technical.net. Archived from the original on 28 February 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  3. ^ Brownell, Bradley (5 April 2021). "Haas Has Set Itself The Ambitious Goal Of Maybe Keeping Up With Williams In 2021". Jalopnik. G/O Media Inc. Archived from the original on 6 April 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Where has each F1 team spent its 2021 development tokens?". Motor Sport Magazine. 10 March 2021. Archived from the original on 13 March 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Nikita Mazepin to get new Haas chassis after summer break as Steiner says current car 'slows him down'". Formula1.com. Formula One Administration. 1 July 2021. Archived from the original on 1 July 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2021. The chassis, they are a year old. They've raced for a year [because of the carry over of chassis as per the regulations]. Normally every year you make a new one.
  6. ^ "The World Anti-Doping Agency Are Keeping An Eye On The New Haas Livery". WTF1. 7 March 2021. Archived from the original on 7 March 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2021.

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