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Gene Haas Rejects Takeover Offers to Secure F1 Team’s Future

He has refused purchase offers to lock in the team’s place under the Concorde Agreement with renewed on-track momentum.

Haas F1 Team's British driver Oliver Bearman takes part in the first practice session ahead of the Formula One British Grand Prix at the Silverstone motor racing circuit in Silverstone, central England, on July 4, 2025.
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Overview

  • Ayao Komatsu has overseen a cultural shift at the team, noting Gene Haas’s deeper technical engagement since taking the reins in 2024.
  • Haas F1 achieved its highest constructors’ standing since debuting in 2016 by securing seventh place and 58 points in 2025.
  • Rising team valuations triggered numerous acquisition approaches over the last 18 months, underlining Haas’s improved standing in the paddock.
  • Komatsu replaced Guenther Steiner after 2023, guiding the outfit through pandemic-era setbacks to renewed competitiveness.
  • To celebrate the team’s tenth season, Gene Haas will personally drive the 2023 VF-23 car at this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed.