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05-30-2014, 12:15 AM
Samuel Reiman
Gene Haas will reportedly not be fielding cars on the Formula 1 grid in 2015.
“It’s already June so it’s just seven months away and the timing issues are starting to get real crazy,” Haas told Autoweek.com. “We have a list of names [of people we want to hire], but the problem is a lot of times they’re already working for somebody and they can’t get out of their contracts for three to six months so there’s a lot of those contractual issues that have to be resolved before someone can come over.”
Haas has been attempting to put together a 200-strong workforce and the Stewart-Haas racing shop in Kannapolis, N.C., has undergone ginormous expansion.
That being said, many unanswered questions have arisen as to what the official engine and chassis suppliers for the car will be and who would be hired to drive. Recent speculation has hinted that Ferrari may be the engine supplier.
“We haven’t exactly signed a formal contract (with Ferrari) but we’re pretty close,” Haas told motorsport.com at last weekend’s Indianapolis 500.
Haas also met with chassis-maker Dallara during his time in Indianapolis.
“They’re all very interested in helping us,” said Haas. ”I think they are looking at it as a good long-time partnership, but it just comes down to you have to order things, and it takes time to order things and get things scheduled.
“It just seems that it’s taking longer to accomplish what we wanted to do than we thought.”
Gene Haas will reportedly not be fielding cars on the Formula 1 grid in 2015.
“It’s already June so it’s just seven months away and the timing issues are starting to get real crazy,” Haas told Autoweek.com. “We have a list of names [of people we want to hire], but the problem is a lot of times they’re already working for somebody and they can’t get out of their contracts for three to six months so there’s a lot of those contractual issues that have to be resolved before someone can come over.”
Haas has been attempting to put together a 200-strong workforce and the Stewart-Haas racing shop in Kannapolis, N.C., has undergone ginormous expansion.
That being said, many unanswered questions have arisen as to what the official engine and chassis suppliers for the car will be and who would be hired to drive. Recent speculation has hinted that Ferrari may be the engine supplier.
“We haven’t exactly signed a formal contract (with Ferrari) but we’re pretty close,” Haas told motorsport.com at last weekend’s Indianapolis 500.
Haas also met with chassis-maker Dallara during his time in Indianapolis.
“They’re all very interested in helping us,” said Haas. ”I think they are looking at it as a good long-time partnership, but it just comes down to you have to order things, and it takes time to order things and get things scheduled.
“It just seems that it’s taking longer to accomplish what we wanted to do than we thought.”