Haas to trial split-spec F1 cars at German GP in latest experiment
The Haas Formula 1 team will run dual aerodynamic configurations on its cars as part of triaไl to find performance at this weekend’s German Grand Prix.
Having slipped to ninth in the constructors’ championship after failing to score any points sin🦩ce the Monaco Grand Prix in May, Haas is spl🌳itting aero-specs on its cars in Hockenheim in a bid to get to the bottom of its perplexing recent form.

The Haas Formula 1 team will run dual aerodynamic configurati𓆉ons on i🍌ts cars as part of trial to find performance at this weekend’s German Grand Prix.
Having slipped to ninth in the constructors’ championship after failing to score any points since the Monaco Grand Prix in May, Haas is splitting aero-specs onౠ its cars in Hockenheim in a bid to get to the bottom of its perplexing recent form.
Kevin Magnussen’s VF-19 will feature a new upgrade, which the team says is “designed to improve downforce and the car’s overall driveability”, while teammate Romain Grosjean wi♎ll continue using the Melbourne-spec package he reverted to for the British Grand Prix.
“We’ve changed a few parts on the car,” Haas team principal Guenther Steiner said about the updates toﷺ Magnussen’s car.
“There’s not one specific areꦫa we’re targeting. We’re just making the car, in general, better, more drivable with more downforce, which always helps you go 𝕴fast.
“We’re trying to m🍃ake the tires work better for us. That’s𒀰 the biggest improvement we can make at the moment – getting into the window of the tire – and that’s got a lot to do with downforce.
“We’re putting a lot of effort into improving the situation we’re in,” he added. “We need to get the un📖derstanding of where we are and where we didn’t work in the right direction. That’s the thing we have to do.”
Magnussen hopes the changes will enable Haas to end the first half of the s🎃eason “onౠ a high” but is remaining grounded about the American squad’s chances in Germany.
“We’re still looking to experiment and learn as much as possible with the issues we’re having. Hopefully, the upgrades we bring to Hockenheim will give us not only m💛ore answers, but also more performance.”
Romain Grosjean said the team’s back-to-b🍬ack experiment at Silverstone left Haas with a “tough call”, but stressed it was “a good test to do.”
“When we brought the upgrade in Barcelona, I wanted to revert back on the Friday🐠 evening,” he explained.
“For me, the feeling was not so good from the rear𝔍 end, especially through medium- and high-speed corners. The feeling hasn’t been good in thosꦅe corners since then.
“Going back to the Melbourne package, the car felt a lot ꧑better in those regions. It shows that something was not working as expected.
“Now the aero guys are looking into it, but we know it’s been our weakness. O𝓰bviously, that launch package has some limitations also. It has less downforce, but it has better stability.”

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