Haas is the first team to reveal what its 2020 Formula One car will look like after posting renderings of its new car for the coming season.
The American team has opted for a red, grey and black colour scheme for the new season, reverting back to the colours of owner Gene Haas’ automative tool company Haas Automation.
Haas spent the first three years in F1 with some variation of the Haas Automation logo’s colours, before taking a black and gold livery ahead of 2019 to mark the start of what was supposed to be a multi-year partnership with Rich Energy. However, that deal ended in bizarre circumstances mid-way through the season. Haas completed the year with its black and gold car.
This year will be Haas’ fifth season on the grid. After finishing recording its best finish in 2018 — fifth in the championship — it dropped back to ninth in what turned out to be a difficult season on and off the track last year.
It is the first glimpse of any car which will contest the new season. The traditional “launch week” kicks off on February 11, when Ferrari takes the covers off its car at its Italian HQ, Maranello.