Haas Formula 1 team has officially unveiled their 2021 F1 car, the VF-21 that will be driven by rookies Nikita Mazepin and Mick Schumacher. Their official launch comes at a day when the pre-season testing kicks off at the Bahrain International Circuit.
Nikita mazepin and Mick Schumacher who was the reigning champion of the 2020 Formula 2 championship were hands on at their Bahrain pit lane showing off their new F1 car ahead of the first day testing.
The official launch of the VF-21 comes a day after Nikita Mazepin took out the car for its first ride at the Bahrain International Circuit as the team was not able to fire up the new car until they arrived at Bahrain due to travel restrictions.
Haas will be hoping that the VF-21 helps them return to the sharper end of the grid in 2021, following the worst season of their five-year existence last year, when drivers Romain Grosjean, Kevin Magnussen and Pietro Fittipaldi scored a mere three points between them.
A big factor in whether Mazepin and Schumacher can challenge for more points for the team this season will be the performance of Ferrari’s new power unit, which will also see action in rivals Alfa Romeo’s C41 – as well as Ferrari’s own SF21 of course – while Haas have already confirmed that they won’t be developing the VF-21 throughout the year, as their design team’s focus switches to 2022.
Following the unveiling, Mick Schumacher was set to be the first of the duo on track at pre-season testing in the VF-21, with Mazepin due to take over for the afternoon session.
