Haas has hired Andrea de Zordo as its new technical director for F1, replacing Simone Resto, and also created a new role as performance director.
With the departure of Haas F1 Team Principal Günther Steiner, Technical Director Resta will also leave the team at the end of the 2023 season. The company also decided to use internal advertising such as Ayao Komatsu.
They promoted chief designer De Zordo to the new role of technical director, while also creating the position of performance director under the leadership of Damien Braychaud. All of these changes had an impact, given the short time between firing and promotion.
They announced the livery for the 2024 F1 season on Friday, with a shakedown scheduled for February 11th at Silverstone, a month after the departure of key players. But Komatsu believes Haas has coped well with the changes so far.
“Our new technical director is Andrea de Zordo,” Komatsu said. “He was previously our chief designer and is a very technical person. I am very pleased with this appointment as he is a good communicator, very enthusiastic and listens to what people have to say. We are currently recruiting for a head designer, and we believe there are excellent candidates within the company, so we will consider promoting within the company.
“Another important role is that of Performance Director. This is a position that did not previously exist, but we have appointed Damian Brayshaw, previously Head of Vehicle Performance Group, to this role. We created this position.” He works with the aero department and all other departments to analyze vehicles. Original Size, Track He Technology, Vehicle Performance Group, Tire His Group, etc. will monitor and drive the direction of upgrades.
“These are the important changes. We now have everyone on board, talking to each other, and steering the ship.” As announced on January 10th, this and we are driving a car. The first time was on February 11th. This is a fairly short period of time. However, no operational problems occurred as far as the vehicle structure and test preparation were concerned.
“This wasn’t just my job. I was also on leave as a technical director, so I had to fill two important positions.” We formalized this structural change as soon as possible. I told you. The timing of this transition period was not ideal. However, I was very impressed by the maturity of everyone’s responses. This helped keep disruption to a minimum.
“Now that the structure is clear, we need to move forward at full speed,” Mr. Komatsu summarized. When asked if what they’re doing helps ensure consistency throughout the year, rather than a situation where things start out good and then go bad, the Japanese say they’re bringing everything together to create a better system. Agreed that I’m trying to build a .
“For this reason, we are making changes to our technical organizational structure to ensure that everything we discover on the track is reflected in vehicle development,” Komatsu said. “If you look at the organizational structure up front, there is no obvious way to close the loop on that side. Everything found on the track now flows into closed circuits in the aviation, wind tunnel and CFD departments.
“Despite our differences of opinion, it is clear to everyone why we are developing this car.” This is the main reason why we failed to improve the car and fell behind in the season. This is one of the reasons. . We are already working this way and there is much more transparency, openness and communication. So I think it’s much more likely that you’ll be able to properly upgrade your machine this year. ”
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