The Haas Formula 1 team is splitting its cars for the Las Vegas weekend, with Nico Hulkenberg running the old aero package and Kevin Magnussen the newer spec.
The decision is not a result of an attempt at a back-to-back data-gathering exercise, but is simply down to the preferences of the individual drivers. The team took a different direction with the upgrade package, first seen at the US GP last month, and has since earned some solid midfield grid positions. However, the cars are still proving hard in their tyres over a race stint, leaving the helpless drivers to drop down the order.
' Photo by: Andy Hone / Motorsport Images Kevin Magnussen, Haas VF-23 Steiner indicated that the main issue in races is tyre surface overheating, caused by excessive sliding, and he stressed that it has to be solved for 2024. 'We're learning what doesn't work, but I think we need to fix it,' he told Motorsport.com after the Brazilian GP. 'We know what we need on the aero. But we still need to make it, obviously.