in this article<\/a>.<\/p>\nStaff: A short-list established<\/b><\/p>\n
Regarding the choice of the men who will make up Haas Formula, it’s G\u00fcnther Steiner, former technical director of Jaguar and then Red Bull, who explains the approach: \u00ab The real work starts now. We need to hire people, we must decide whether we start in 2015 or 2016, and we need to find our [engine] partner. \u00bb<\/p>\n
Some people have been contacted, but he does not wish to elaborate on their names: \u00ab And, aside from that, the main focus will be – not just the technicians – the logisticians. Therefore, it takes a bit of time to get there, but we have already spoken to people. I cannot say who is on the short-list, we are in contact with people. \u00bb<\/p>\n
The ideal: an experienced driver and a young American<\/b><\/p>\n
On the drivers’ side, Gene Haas would like to rely on a driver who is knowledgeable about current F1 technology: \u00ab I think we would want to have an experienced Formula 1 driver, someone familiar with the current engine regulations: they have changed a lot since last year. \u00bb<\/p>\n
\u00ab We would need someone with experience, a current Formula 1 driver who would become available in the next 6 to 12 months and maybe, let’s say, a younger driver with a lot of potential, hopefully an American, \u00bb he said. \u00ab That would be the ideal situation. \u00bb<\/p>\n
However, he explains that nothing is set in stone: \u00ab But for now, we haven’t really made a selection. We’ve had a few people contact us and send in applications. \u00bb<\/p>\n
**Budget: Spend your money \u00ab wisely \u00bb**<\/p>\n
Regarding the committed funds, for the moment, Haas cannot quantify everything but he believes that the new F1 will not result in astronomical expenses: \u00ab We have a budget, there are many unknowns in it. We have budgets for what the engine blocks will cost and these figures are well known. \u00bb<\/p>\n
\u00ab I think a large part of the exponential increase in costs is perhaps something that is a thing of the past. If you look back 5 or 10 years, when the rules allowed everything, with exotic aero packages and exotic wind tunnels, it was those things that drove up costs, and then with the recession in 2008, things changed, \u00bb he explains.<\/p>\n
The current context is therefore conducive to its arrival in the premier discipline: \u00ab In fact, the rules have become much more favorable. [Before] there were maybe eight different engine manufacturers, each manufacturer made them for Formula 1. Without a doubt, they spent 200 or 300 million dollars just to build an engine for a single car. \u00bb<\/p>\n
He clearly wants to rely on the rules that favor economies and reliability to make his team competitive: \u00ab Today, there are three engine manufacturers, and they must make reliable engines. We are going to take advantage of these rules. We will rely as much as possible on partners. Our job is not to reinvent the wheel. Our job is to race cars and win races. \u00bb<\/p>\n
If he admits it won’t be done without spending money, he believes that doing things well efficiently will be possible: \u00ab I don’t have the exact numbers, but the numbers I’ve seen are reasonable. [\u2026] Yes, it’s expensive, but I think we’re going to have our own way of doing things. \u00bb<\/p>\n
\u00ab Too many teams, I think, went there and wasted money. We are not going to do that, we are not going to waste money on that, \u00bb he assures. \u00ab I think that G\u00fcnther and I both understand racing. We understand that basic businessmen enter this business simply by saying, “Well, I just want the best.” The best does not always mean the best for him, it means the best for the guy who provides it and the money he can rake in. \u00bb<\/p>\n
\u00ab We are not going to be stupid, we are going to spend our money wisely. We will do this with an American flair for design and efficiency, and that’s how we are going to control our costs. \u00bb<\/p>\n
To demonstrate his capabilities and pragmatism, he cites his CNC machine tool manufacturing company that generates nearly a billion in revenue annually: \u00ab We are not going to be a European-managed team; we are going to be an American-managed team, and we are going to do it in the way we think is most effective. For example, I would like to highlight the fact that Haas Automation builds machines in California, the state with the highest taxes in the United States, and we do it in a place where no one thought we could build machines efficiently, and we do it. So, we have a precedent for producing a good product at a very reasonable cost, and I hope I can establish the same parameters to work in Formula 1. \u00bb<\/p>\n
He is keen to prove the detractors of this model wrong: \u00ab Many say it can’t be done. As I say, we do things all the time that other people claim are impossible. I am not afraid of this and I am eager to do it; it is one of the greatest challenges to try to run an elite team without spending billions of dollars. \u00bb<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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