Gene Haas bought behind the wheel of one in every of his personal System 1 automobiles on Friday as a part of celebrations on the Goodwood Pageant of Pace.
Marking some 10 years of his eponymous squad and 75 years of F1, the Haas founder and proprietor climbed into the cockpit of the VF-23 from the 2023 season.
“My first impression of being within the System 1 automobile was that it’s very tight in there,” stated Haas after making his approach up the well-known Goodwood hill.
“There are quite a lot of nuances it’s important to study in regards to the clutch, shifting, and there are 1,000,000 issues occurring. The toughest factor to do although is to attempt to drive a really quick automobile at a really gradual velocity.”
Haas workforce boss Ayao Komatsu has additionally been in motion, driving final yr’s VF-24 on Thursday and Friday.
“I’ve completely liked in the present day,” Komatsu beamed. “Yesterday I used to be a bit nervous as a result of everybody informed me this course is difficult, so I drove it very slowly.
“Then, once I knew what I used to be coping with, this morning I used to be so relaxed and simply loved each second – the method of getting the automobile to the beginning line, being contained in the automobile and driving this wonderful equipment.
“Doing all that on this wonderful setting, the Pageant of Pace, is such a privilege. I’m very grateful for the expertise.”
Take a look at images of Haas and Komatsu at Goodwood within the gallery above.
