Fernando Alonso has conceded the F1 grid “think they will not win” the Drivers’ championship after Max Verstappen and Red Bull’s performance in the Bahrain pre-season test.
Dutchman Verstappen enters the new campaign looking for his fourth consecutive title having dominated last term, breaking the F1 record for most wins in a single season.
New Haas team principal Ayao Komatsu is aware that if he fails to provide drivers Kevin Magnussen and Nico Hulkenberg with a competitive car this F1 season then both could decide to leave.
In his first year in charge of Haas, stepping up from his director of engineering role to replace Guenther Steiner, Komatsu faces an intriguing situation as the driver market is wide open with several out of contract at the end of the campaign.
