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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 Chassis Engineering Simone Resta, though his specific role and duties at the American team have yet...

'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 than in Great Britain, explained Franco Nugnes of "There are therefore complications that make this ...

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 up a new ‘hub’ near Ferrari’s headquarters at Maranello. That news follows on from the fact t...

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 ‘hub’ near Ferrari’s headquarters at Maranello. That news follows on from the fact that a senior Fe...

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 Ferrari's 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 their collaboration, with Ferrari designer Simone Resta to work for the small American outfit.