Haas unveils stars and stripes livery with minor upgrade for US GP

Haas unveiled a stars and stripes livery for this weekend's United States Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, dressing its VF25 cars for drivers Esteban Ocon and Oliver Bearman and bringing a small upgrade package as the team seeks to climb the constructors standings. The change coincides with a sprint race format that reduces on-track preparation to a single practice session on Friday.

The new scheme retains Haas's red, white and black palette while incorporating United States flag motifs across the front and rear wings, sidepods and engine cover. The engine cover also receives a glossy black finish and a revised number font. Team principal Ayao Komatsu said the upgrades and the sprint format make Friday's only practice session especially important. "Were bringing a small upgrade package here, but since its a Sprint weekend, we will only have FP1 to evaluate it, so its even more crucial that we hit the ground running," Komatsu said.

Haas enters the round 19 weekend ninth in the constructors championship on 46 points, nine adrift of eighth-place Sauber with six races remaining. The team hopes the aesthetic refresh and the technical tweaks can help convert recent...