Haas VF-20

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| Car_name = Haas VF-20

| Image = File:Romain Grosjean-Haas VF-20 (1).jpg

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| Caption = A VF-20 driven by Romain Grosjean during the 2020 Formula One pre-season testing.

| Category = Formula One

| Constructor = Haas F1 Team

| Designer = Rob Taylor {{smaller|(Chief Designer)}}
Ben Agathangelou {{smaller|(Chief Aerodynamicist)}}

| Predecessor = Haas VF-19

| Successor = Haas VF-21

| Team = Haas F1 Team

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| Drivers = 8. {{flagicon|FRA}} Romain Grosjean
20. {{flagicon|DEN}} Kevin Magnussen
51. {{flagicon|BRA}} Pietro Fittipaldi

| Debut = {{F1GP||2020 Austrian}}

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| Races = 17

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The Haas VF-20 is a Formula One racing car designed and constructed by Haas to compete during the 2020 Formula One World Championship.{{cite web | title=Haas releases images of 2020 car | website=Speedcafe | date=2020-02-06 | url=https://www.speedcafe.com/2020/02/07/haas-releases-images-of-2020-car/ | access-date=2020-02-08 | archive-date=26 November 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201126233714/https://www.speedcafe.com/2020/02/07/haas-releases-images-of-2020-car/ | url-status=dead }} The car was driven by Romain Grosjean and Kevin Magnussen, who competed for Haas for the fourth consecutive year,{{cite web|url=https://www.speedcafe.com/2018/09/28/haas-to-take-unchanged-line-up-into-2019/|title=Haas to take unchanged line-up into 2019|date=28 September 2018|first=Daniel|last=Herrero|work=speedcafe.com|publisher=Speedcafe|accessdate=8 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190821030945/https://www.speedcafe.com/2018/09/28/haas-to-take-unchanged-line-up-into-2019/|archive-date=21 August 2019|url-status=live}}{{cite news |last1=Khorounzhiy |first1=Valentin |title=Grosjean keeps Haas F1 seat for 2020 |url=https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/grosjean-keeps-haas-seat-hulkenberg/4543516/ |accessdate=19 September 2019 |work=motorsport.com |publisher=Motorsport Network |date=19 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190921211834/https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/grosjean-keeps-haas-seat-hulkenberg/4543516/ |archive-date=21 September 2019 |url-status=live }}as well as Pietro Fittipaldi,{{Cite web |title=Haas reserve driver Pietro Fittipaldi to replace injured Grosjean for Sakhir Grand Prix {{!}} Formula 1® |url=https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article/breaking-haas-reserve-driver-pietro-fittipaldi-to-replace-injured-grosjean.55uu7NoxZbAD0eabhT2Bv5 |access-date=2025-06-11 |website=Formula 1® - The Official F1® Website |language=en}} due to Grosjean's crash in the Bahrain Grand Prix, where he replaced the Frenchman at the Sakhir and Abu Dhabi Grands Prix. The car was planned to make its competitive debut at the 2020 Australian Grand Prix, but this was delayed when the race was cancelled and the next three events in Bahrain, Vietnam and China were postponed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite news|url=https://www.speedcafe.com/2020/03/13/confirmed-australian-grand-prix-cancelled/|title=Confirmed: F1 cancelled at Australian Grand Prix|first=Mat|last=Coch|date=13 March 2020|access-date=13 March 2020|archive-date=10 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200410140234/https://www.speedcafe.com/2020/03/13/confirmed-australian-grand-prix-cancelled/|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.bahrain-and-vietnam-grands-prix-postponed.6M04wEKPBevqVc6Mg2kfgH.html|title=Bahrain and Vietnam Grands Prix postponed|date=13 March 2020|website=formula1.com|language=en|access-date=13 March 2020}} The VF-20 made its debut at the 2020 Austrian Grand Prix.

Initial design

The Haas VF-20 is powered by the 2020 Ferrari power unit, paired to a 2019 Ferrari 8-speed gearbox.{{Cite web|url=https://www.f1technical.net/f1db/cars/1075/haas-vf-20|title=Haas VF-20 - F1technical.net|website=www.f1technical.net}} The design features several similarities to the Ferrari SF90 used by Ferrari in the 2019 Formula One World Championship.{{Cite web|url=https://www.gptoday.com/full_story/view/708819/COMPARED_The_VF20_compared_to_last_years_Haas_and_Ferrari/|title=COMPARED: The VF-20 compared to last year's Haas and Ferrari|website=www.gptoday.com}}

Competition history

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The beginning of the 2020 season marked a rough start for Haas as both drivers retired with brake failure. As with the previous year's entry, the VF-19, the car struggled with consistency issues. These problems were especially apparent at the Spanish Grand Prix, with the car being two seconds slower during the race on Sunday than it was during the first practice session two days earlier.{{cite web |title=Steiner wants answers after Haas lose two seconds of pace from Friday to Sunday in Spain |url=https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.steiner-wants-answers-after-haas-lose-two-seconds-of-pace-from-friday-to.7hqwdzVbhzYbQzJ9NtIb0g.html |website=Formula 1 |publisher=Liberty Media |accessdate=14 September 2020}} A lack of grip from the chassis, as well as a lack of power from their customer Ferrari power units, relegated Haas to the back of the grid alongside fellow Ferrari customer team, Alfa Romeo, and Williams (powered by a Mercedes engine).

Legacy

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The remains of the Haas VF-20 driven by Romain Grosjean in the {{F1 GP|2020|Bahrain}} is currently on exhibition in a new museum dedicated to Formula One in Madrid.{{Cite web|url=https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/grosjeans-fire-damaged-bahrain-f1-car-to-go-on-display/10434477/|title=Grosjean's fire-damaged Bahrain F1 car to go on display|date=21 February 2023|access-date=28 February 2023}}

Complete Formula One results

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Year ! Entrant ! Power unit ! Tyres ! Driver name ! colspan="17" \| Grands Prix ! Points ! WCC
rowspan="4" \| {{F1\|2020}} \| rowspan="4" \| Haas F1 Team \| rowspan="4" \| Ferrari \| rowspan="4" \| {{Pirelli}} \| \| AUT \| STY \| HUN \| GBR \| 70A \| ESP \| BEL \| ITA \|TUS \|RUS \| EIF \| POR \| EMI \| TUR \| BHR \| SKH \| ABU ! rowspan="4"\|3 ! rowspan="4"\|9th
align=left\|Romain Grosjean \|{{F1R2020\|GRO\|AUT}} \|{{F1R2020\|GRO\|STY}} \|{{F1R2020\|GRO\|HUN}} \|{{F1R2020\|GRO\|GBR}} \|{{F1R2020\|GRO\|70A}} \|{{F1R2020\|GRO\|ESP}} \|{{F1R2020\|GRO\|BEL}} \|{{F1R2020\|GRO\|ITA}} \|{{F1R2020\|GRO\|TUS}} \|{{F1R2020\|GRO\|RUS}} \|{{F1R2020\|GRO\|EIF}} \|{{F1R2020\|GRO\|POR}} \|{{F1R2020\|GRO\|EMI}} \|{{F1R2020\|GRO\|TUR}} \|{{F1R2020\|GRO\|BHR}} \|{{F1R2020\|GRO\|SKH}} \|{{F1R2020\|GRO\|ABU}}
align=left\|Pietro Fittipaldi \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \|{{F1R2020\|FIT\|SKH}} \|{{F1R2020\|FIT\|ABU}}
align=left\|Kevin Magnussen \|{{F1R2020\|MAG\|AUT}} \|{{F1R2020\|MAG\|STY}} \|{{F1R2020\|MAG\|HUN}} \|{{F1R2020\|MAG\|GBR}} \|{{F1R2020\|MAG\|70A}} \|{{F1R2020\|MAG\|ESP}} \|{{F1R2020\|MAG\|BEL}} \|{{F1R2020\|MAG\|ITA}} \|{{F1R2020\|MAG\|TUS}} \|{{F1R2020\|MAG\|RUS}} \|{{F1R2020\|MAG\|EIF}} \|{{F1R2020\|MAG\|POR}} \|{{F1R2020\|MAG\|EMI}} \|{{F1R2020\|MAG\|TUR}} \|{{F1R2020\|MAG\|BHR}} \|{{F1R2020\|MAG\|SKH}} \|{{F1R2020\|MAG\|ABU}}

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rowspan="4" | {{F1|2020}}

| rowspan="4" | Haas F1 Team

| rowspan="4" | Ferrari