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Ayao Komatsu

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F1 Beyond The Grid
Ayao Komatsu: aiming high with Haas

Then in terms of putting people in the right place, like Andrea being technical director for me, that was absolutely no-brainer.

F1 Beyond The Grid
Ayao Komatsu: aiming high with Haas

He was a clear choice for me.

F1 Beyond The Grid
Ayao Komatsu: aiming high with Haas

Then having certain people in certain positions and a slight

F1 Beyond The Grid
Ayao Komatsu: aiming high with Haas

reorganization in terms of structure so that this communication is almost forced.

F1 Beyond The Grid
Ayao Komatsu: aiming high with Haas

It has to happen.

F1 Beyond The Grid
Ayao Komatsu: aiming high with Haas

This closed loop has to happen.

F1 Beyond The Grid
Ayao Komatsu: aiming high with Haas

So it's just, you know, putting people in the right place and slightly restructuring that really sort of like supports what we're trying to do.

F1 Beyond The Grid
Ayao Komatsu: aiming high with Haas

Yes and no.

F1 Beyond The Grid
Ayao Komatsu: aiming high with Haas

So initially, obviously car comes from, let's say, factory, right?

F1 Beyond The Grid
Ayao Komatsu: aiming high with Haas

You know, so the truck side team is largely a user.

F1 Beyond The Grid
Ayao Komatsu: aiming high with Haas

So our, let's say, fundamental problem was that car wasn't competitive.

F1 Beyond The Grid
Ayao Komatsu: aiming high with Haas

But now we reorganized those technical people in Italy that we can produce a decent car.

F1 Beyond The Grid
Ayao Komatsu: aiming high with Haas

Then it was pretty clear operationally at the truck side, we are not getting best out of the car.

F1 Beyond The Grid
Ayao Komatsu: aiming high with Haas

We are not providing a good enough feedback to...

F1 Beyond The Grid
Ayao Komatsu: aiming high with Haas

designers, aerodynamicists to improve the car.

F1 Beyond The Grid
Ayao Komatsu: aiming high with Haas

So then we really needed to refresh our truck side team.

F1 Beyond The Grid
Ayao Komatsu: aiming high with Haas

And the reason we did it last year was of course we knew that 2026 would be brand new regulation.

F1 Beyond The Grid
Ayao Komatsu: aiming high with Haas

You know, you cannot or you can, but I didn't want to make a wholesale change on the truck side when we have to deal with a brand new regulation.

F1 Beyond The Grid
Ayao Komatsu: aiming high with Haas

So for me, the last year was the correct time to do it.

F1 Beyond The Grid
Ayao Komatsu: aiming high with Haas

And then again, it just