Haas are F1’s surprise package of the first three ꦗrou🍷nds of the 2024 season.

The US-based team claimed a double points finish at the F1 Australian Grand Prix with 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Nico Hulkenberg ninth and 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Kevin Magnussen 10th.

Haas finished bottom of the constructors’ ch༺ampionship last season and appeared in disarray when popular team boss Guenther Steiner left his job, claiming the owner did not want to invest in their improvement.

It means back-to-back unexpected points finishes for Haas after Hulke▨nberg was 10th in S🐟audi Arabia.

Hulkenberg was asked if he predicted Haas’ excellent Australia weekend: “I🥃 don’t think we could say with confidence.

“But 🐼on Friday the car felt better on high fuel on long runs, t𝔉han it did with low fuel. That’s different to last year, and positive.

“A clean race, a few fights here and there. Th🗹e first VSC helped my case.

“Good pit𝔉 stops, good strategy and execution by the team. With George Russell’s crash, a double points finish, pretty good.”

Hulkenberg pinpointed the crucial factory: “We di♎d a lot of work on the aero side.

“Changed the aero characteristic. It’s✱ much better this year, and allows us to manage the tyres better in the race. That’s the k𝓡ey.”

Ayao Komatsu took over from Steiner as team principal, represe🌠nting a pivot from a business brain to an engineering focus.

A beaming Komatsu said in Australia: “It’s a😼mazing, two races in a row. A whole team effort. The boys d🍷id an amazing job.

“If I’m honest, 🌜our race operation was not perfect. We could ha𒅌ve done much better. But honestly I am so happy."

Komatsu said their sole error wasꦦ: “Kevin’s first pit stop. That strategy wasn’t right. Same as Bahrain, we can’t keep making ꦓthose mistakes.”

Sky Sports’ Karun Chandhok insists that the first two rounds of the 2024 season hinted♔ at Haas’ progress.

“🍰I wouldn’t say surprised,” Chandh💎ok reacted to their brilliant Australia result.

“They had good race pace in the first two races.

“I am really happy for Komatsu. Steiner is a huge character🍃 with big shoes to fill.

“When ༒Komatsu was announced as the new team principal there was a🌸 collective groan across the paddock, like ‘that’s an underwhelming choice’.

“But people underestimated him. A) he’s passi🅰𒊎onate B) he’s engineer-driven in his decisions.

“I met him♌ when he worked with Anဣthony Davidson in 2001.

“He’s changed the ᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚmindset in that team, and💝 their approach.

“It’s performance, performance, pe꧋rformanc🔯e in every decision that they make. And it’s paying dividends.”

Haas are seventh in the F1 constructors’ championshi🔥p after the first three rounds of the 2024 season, with f🦹our points.

Below them, Sauber, Williams and Alp🔴ine await their first point.