Haas was not ready to run on the opening morning of the second pre-season test at the Bahrain International Circuit due t꧒o the late arrival of it🉐s equipment after a plane scheduled to transport its freight from the UK to Bahrain was grounded in Turkey with technical issues. 

The VF-22 finally hit the track in the afternoon, with reserve driverꦐ Pietro Fittipaldi getting behind the wheel of Haas’ 2022 challenger.&nb🐻sp;

Haas 🧜had been hoping to b𒐪e permitted to run alone on Sunday - one day after the test has officially ended - on the grounds of force majeure but the American outfit’s bid was denied after three teams objected. 

Instead, Haas will be allowed to make up time across each evening of the three days of the test by running beyond ꦓthe chequered flag, which will be waved at 7pm local time. 

“We were denied the testing on Sunday,” Haas team pri🌳ncipal Guenther Steiner explained. “Nine minutes before we went out. 

“So we can make up four hours of testing but we need to make it up at the end of the day, 🐭we are not allowed to run on Sunday. 

"We can run an hour later or four hours… In tot൩al four hours later, over the three days, four hours in the evening.”

Asked why Haas’ request was denied, Steiner said: “Because the regulations, it needs to be three days in 🃏a row. 

“It needs to be unanimously voted that we can dཧo it otherwise we cannot do it. That is what I hear - that it was McLaren.”

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff appeared to be opposed to the idea of Haas being granted extra 🐼testing time when he sp🦩oke earlier on Thursday.  

“I think you need to get the values right,” he said. “The regulations are the regulations and if you start to open it for whatever, even force majeure situations, then it becomes trick✤y. 

“All my symp🐻athies are with Haas that they are getting half a day [less] but it needs to be evaluated. It’s not our decision but [for] the FIA to give direction here.”