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Haas are set to take on Ferrari personnel in the future – all of whom will remain based in a bespoke area at Maranello as the famous red team slims its staff to meet the cost cap restrictions. Ferrari enjoys a close relationship with customer Haas, supplying the American team with a power unit, gearbox and all non-listed parts – and this year will run one of their juniors for the first time as Mick Schumacher readies himself to make his F1 debut. They have also taken on Ferrari’s Head of...

Budgetcap has greater impact on Ferrari than Mercedes and Red Bull Racing 08-01-2021 13:27 | Updated: 08-01-2021 16:36 Ferrari would have liked to have had a little more time to adjust the size of their racing team to the new budget limit of USD 145 million. They would have preferred to transfer the people who are no longer able to work on the racing team instead of firing them, but that would have taken time, especially in Italy. That is because labour legislation in Italy is less flexible tha...

Williams do not want to become Mercedes B-team PlanetF1 24/12/2020 © Getty Images Williams Williams say there are no plans to become a fully fledged B-team despite the recent change in ownership to Dorilton Capital. Williams, while a current customer of Mercedes, have always been proud of being an independent team, even more so in a Formula 1 field which includes many close partnerships. Those closer connections are still being forged as it was revealed just this week that Haas are setting...

Williams do not want to become Mercedes B-team Date published: December 24 2020 Williams say there are no plans to become a fully fledged B-team despite the recent change in ownership to Dorilton Capital. Williams, while a current customer of Mercedes, have always been proud of being an independent team, even more so in a Formula 1 field which includes many close partnerships. Those closer connections are still being forged as it was revealed just this week that Haas are setting up a new ‘hu...

Mick Schumacher will get at least two years to settle in at Haas, according to Ferrari team boss Mattia Binotto. Binotto, referring to the promotion to Formula 1 of Ferraris leading driver academy member, said: "I think it will be very difficult for him at the start. If you look at his previous appearances in Formula 2 and Formula 3, then you can see that he had his best season in the second year and not in the first." At the same time, Ferrari and Haas are clearly moving closer together in th...

22 December, 2020 Ferrari boss Mattia Binotto has insisted that Haas remains a customer team despite news of closer collaboration between the two organisations. The quotes come after it was confirmed that Ferrari would establish a Haas “hub” at Maranello, with more Scuderia staff set to transfer across to the customer squad. The introduction of a new budget cap from the start of the 2021 season means that Ferrari needs to cut down on personnel, with former head of chassis engineering Simone...

Haas setting up new hub near Ferrari HQ Date published: December 22 2020 Haas are to have a ‘hub’ factory close to Ferrari HQ in Maranello, with more Scuderia staff poised to go and work for the American-owned constructor. Ferrari have had a close relationship with Haas over the five years both teams have been on the F1 grid, supplying them with engines and even one of their Academy drivers for 2021 in the shape of Mick Schumacher. It was also recently announced that Ferrari’s chassis bo...

Binotto confirms Haas building at Maranello Mattia Binotto, Hungarian GP 2019 © RV Press Mattia Binotto has confirmed reports that several Ferrari employees will work on the design and development of Haas 2021 car - at Maranello. When it emerged that designer Simone Resta is moving to Haas with Mick Schumacher, some suggested Resta will actually remain based at Ferraris factory. Ferrari boss Binotto now confirms that. "These people will work in Maranello in a completely different building to w...

Ferrari to set up Haas hub F1 facility at Maranello base Autosport 22/12/2020 © LAT Images Ferrari to set up Haas hub F1 facility at Maranello Ferrari is to set up a Haas hub in Maranello, with more of the Italian teams personnel set to be moved across to the American-owned outfit. With Ferrari preparing for the challenge of trimming down its personnel numbers in response to the arrival of a budget cap, it wants to redeploy key staff to its customer team. Ferrari had already announced earl...

Haas setting up new hub near Ferrari HQ PlanetF1 22/12/2020 © Getty Images Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) and Romain Grosjean (Haas) Haas are to have a ‘hub’ factory close to Ferrari HQ in Maranello, with more Scuderia staff poised to go and work for the American-owned constructor. Ferrari have had a close relationship with Haas over the five years both teams have been on the F1 grid, supplying them with engines and even one of their Academy drivers for 2021 in the shape of Mick Schumacher....