With the opening season already in full swing and four of the ten teams having unveiled their updated cars before the new season started, Haas was the only outfit that still announced plans.
In a social media post on its channels on Thursday, the American team confirmed that it would unveil the paint job of the new VF-21 car next week on March 4th.
Haas will start the 2021 season to recover from a difficult season last year in which he finished ninth in the constructors’ championship with just three points.
The team made a number of changes ahead of the new season, including the introduction of an entirely new driver line-up following the outcomes of longtime duo Romain Grosjean and Kevin Magnussen.
Formula 2 champion and Ferrari Driver Academy member Mick Schumacher will make his F1 debut with Haas this year. The German driver was already in training for the 2020 season finale in Abu Dhabi and tested last year’s car at the Yas Marina Circuit.
Schumacher is supported in the team by rookie Nikita Mazepin.
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Haas suffered from the subpar Ferrari powerplant in 2020 and helped narrow it down to the Class C fight along with Alfa Romeo and Williams.
Although Haas is keen to take some steps forward this year, team principal Gunther Steiner told Motorsport.com that he is treating 2021 as a transition year before the new regulations for 2022.
“Of course the car has to be better because the aero rules for next year have actually changed quite a lot,” said Steiner.
“I don’t really know where this is going and how much the other one is going [teams] has developed.
“Next year will be a tough year anyway, but I see it as a transition and we can live with it.
“We have to survive and focus on 2022.”
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