The American-owned squad has had a positive start to the 2022 campaign, with its VF-22 proving to be a Q3 contender and able to challenge for points.
Following on from a difficult 2021 campaign, where Haas was pegged to the back of the grid thanks to abandoning any development work on its old car, the team has been buoyed by the progress it has made.
However, its success has not gone down well with all of its competitors, with there having been questions asked by some squads about Haas potentially gaining an edge thanks to its ultra-close partnership with Ferrari.
But with the FIA being fully satisfied that the Haas-Ferrari partnership is operating within the regulations, Resta himself is adamant that he wastes no time worrying about what the opposition think.
“You know, honestly, I just care about my job, the job we’re doing with a car, trying to improve it, and trying to give a better car to the drivers,” he said.
“All those things are on a different level from where I operate at the moment. We know the rules we need to respect, we respect them, and we move forward. There’s not much to say.”
Resta says that while there are some design similarities between the Haas and the Ferrari, he thinks they are many design concepts on other cars that look the same elsewhere on the grid.
“You can look at the photos, and [you can see] a lot of cars with a lot of similarities,” he explained. “I think just everyone has to do a nice job and concentrate [on themselves].
“I suppose for a team like ours, being in the middle of the midfield, maybe someone wasn’t expecting that. But, yeah, it’s life. We just push the performance and do a better job, and then the car will be there.”
Kevin Magnussen, Haas VF-22
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