Ferrari customer model not reason for F1 struggles

Komatsu took over from Guenther Steiner at the start of this year, after team owner Gene Haas felt it was time for the squad to embark on a change of direction to move itself off the bottom of the constructors’ championship.

It is understood that one of the key disagreement points between Haas and Steiner was over how much investment the team needed to move forward.

While Steiner felt that it required extra cash if it was to take on…