The Haas F1 Team will not take delivery of the 2016 Ferrari power unit until the 2nd week of February, the team have confirmed.
The team are on schedule in the build phase of preparations for the 2016 season with the chassis under construction in the Dallara facility in Varano de’ Melegari, Italy , then shipped to Banbury, UK, for final assembly and power unit installation ahead of the team launch and first pre-season test in Barcelona.
When discussing the 2016 Ferrari power unit Günther Steiner was reluctant to make any predictions around performance, commenting only that the same team who made significant leaps from the 2014 to 2015 power unit designed (estimated to be in the region of 100hp) are lead the 2016 development. The hope and expectation is that a similar gain will be found.
The Haas F1 team are not concerned over the delivery time line for the power unit, this was always the plan. That being said should there be any installation issues there will not be a great deal of time prior to the first test.
The focus of the 1st pre-season test for The Haas F1 Team more than any other team on the grid will be around bedding in systems and procedures, focusing on familiarisation for the team and drivers. The team will seek to focus on performance in the 2nd and final pre-season test.
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