In the round-up: Haas has run their new VF-24 car for the first time at Silverstone.
In brief
Haas debut VF-24 in Silverstone shakedown
Haas became the fifth Formula 1 team to run their 2024 car for the first time at the Silverstone circuit during a pre-season filming day.
Nico Hulkenberg took the new VF-24 for its first laps at the British track ahead of next week’s sole pre-season test in Bahrain, with Kevin Magnussen set to run in an upcoming second shakedown day.
The team also announced that Magnussen and Hulkenberg will share driving duties across each of the three days of the test, with Magnussen running in the morning on the first and third day and the evening on the second, while Hulkenberg will run in the evenings on days one and three and the morning on day two.
Mekies and Bayer ‘dual-leaders’ of RB
New RB team principal Laurent Mekies says that he and the team’s CEO Peter Bayer will effectively act as co-leaders of Red Bull’s second team.
Speaking after RB’s first filming day running at the Misano circuit in Italy, Mekies said that he and Bayer would split duties between them.
“We have a very unique set-up for the management team, here at RB,” Mekies said. “Peter and I are operating hand-in-hand as a dual leadership.
“Each of us has his own area of responsibility. Peter is looking after all the business side of the company – the commercial, the marketing, the communications – and I’m looking after the sporting side, the technical side and the production side of the team.”
Sato to race Indy 500 with RLL
Takuma Sato will compete in this season’s Indianapolis 500 with Rahal Letterman Lanigan in a fourth car entered by the team.
Sato, a two-times winner of the famous race, took the last Indy 500 victory for RLL in 2020. He will attempt to qualify the number 75 entry in May for the 15th time in his career.
“My journey with RLL spans over a decade marked by shared successes and rejoining the team fills me with immense excitement,” Sato said. “Here’s to reconnecting with familiar faces and forging new alliances. I just can’t wait to get to work.”
Honda reopens historic museum
Honda have announced they will reopen their Collection Hall historic museum at the Motegi circuit in Japan following an extensive renovation of the site.
Featuring three floors and four separate exhibition rooms, the museum covers the founding of the company and features road cars, race cars, racing bikes and other models from over 75 years. The museum…
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