‘Lots to come’ from major F1 update despite shaky US GP start

In a bid to add performance and finally cure an in-race tyre wear problem that has hobbled its whole season, Haas brought a key update – new floor, sidepods, engine cover – to Austin to become the last team to converge around the downwash sidepod design pioneered by Red Bull.

But drivers Kevin Magnussen and Nico Hulkenberg struggled to notice any tangible gains to the ultimate pace or rate of tyre degradation following the Saturday sprint race…