Explained: What Haas’s VF-23 ‘massive rework’ tells us about Ferrari’s SF-23 car. What Haas's 'massive rework' tells us about Ferrari's 2023 F1 car.

The Haas VF-23 challenger has been characterised by the United States team as a “massive rework”. And for good reason, given that if you look closely there are some very telling changes that reveal key aspects of the design concept. The 2023 Haas single-seater broke cover during a shakedown on a filming day at the Silverstone circuit earlier today for 100 kilometres of running, the limit allowed by the current Formula 1 regulation.

Through its technical partnership with Scuderia Ferrari, Haas uses a huge number of latest-specification Maranello parts. While it has to design key aspects of the car itself – such as the aerodynamic surfaces, the monocoque and the front impact structure – it can use Ferrari-designed transferable components. That means the Haas VF-23 can also give us a few potential clues about what to expect from the new Ferrari SF-23 when it is launched in a few days, as explained in this video:

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