Haas face a tough year: 'Points would be great result'

New drivers

Haas have two rookies this season; Nikita Mazepin and reigning Formula 2 champion Mick Schumacher. The two young drivers will have to learn a lot this season and the Haas car will hardly be developed further this season. The sights are fully set on 2022.

The young drivers will therefore provide the necessary motivation at Haas. "“We’ve got two young drivers that we need to develop, and we will develop over the year. That will come with some excitement, I’m sure of that." team principal Guenther Steiner told Formula One's official website.

Expectations for 2021

As a result, Steiner is tempering expectations for this season. "“I would hope that our two drivers have learned as much as possible, and maybe even more than that, in order to get ready for next year.

“If we can get a point or two at some stage, that would be a fantastic result. But we are realistic, and points will be hard to come by. As long as we learn, we improve, and can get back to where we were in the past – I’m happy. It’s going to be a hard climb this season, but we will get something good out of it, we always do.”

Light at the end of the tunnel

With new technical director Simone Resta, the focus will be on 2022. “Then the light at the end of the tunnel is 2022, where we will be back at our full strength because we regrouped last year and we made a step back to make two forward."