Kevin Magnussen believes Haas is correct to have low expectations for the beginning of the 2024 season, however is inspired by its potential to enhance by growth because the yr goes on.
Haas ended final yr backside of the constructors’ championship and the outcome performed a key position in Guenther Steiner being changed as group principal by Ayao Komatsu. The Japanese engineer has already said he expects to be behind the grid in Bahrain however is concentrating on a stronger growth plan than previously – one thing Magnussen is on board with.
“I feel expectations are being managed fairly effectively this yr,” Magnussen stated. “I feel some years there was some unrealistic optimism going into seasons and I’ve been affected by it as effectively.
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“Actually, Ayao may be very clear that he doesn’t suppose we’ve moved out of final yr’s place but, however he’s clear in that he sees the event trajectory trying quite a bit stronger, so he’s really optimistic that we will transfer ahead by this yr.
“All the area is so shut collectively and I feel final yr we fully ran right into a wall when it comes to growth. We couldn’t actually break that barrier till we shifted the idea, and this yr is trying quite a bit higher. Expectations are low to start with however excessive for the season as a complete.”
Magnussen admits there’s an opportunity Haas doesn’t make any progress on the first race in comparison with the place it ended 2023, because the group will get to grips with a brand new idea that was initially launched final yr.
“The replace was extra of an experiment final yr.” he stated. “It’s arduous to name it an replace or improve as a result of it wasn’t actually upwards, it was simply sideways, nevertheless it was an excellent experiment when it comes to committing to the idea of automobile that we’ve this yr. I feel we wished to see the potential and traits on observe with this idea of automobile and this yr is in that course.
“I hope we will take a step ahead. We dedicated to this yr’s automobile fairly late in growth, so we’ve had fairly a short while to develop, and it’s really been going fairly effectively. Though I don’t suppose we will assure that it’s a step ahead straightaway in Bahrain on the first race, I feel the event appears extra attention-grabbing, a minimum of.”
