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Haas' plan to be ‘within half-second' of Ferrari

Gene Haas reckons Haas' 2018 F1 car needs to get 'within a half-second' of Ferrari in order to be competitive this season. Last year Haas finished eighth in the championship with 47 points, matching their finish from their debut campaign. And although P8 is a reasonable position given that the team's newcomer status, Haas wants better this season. However, in order to achieve that, he reckons they need a car that is within a half a second of Ferrari's pace. 'It looks like everyone is going to be better,' he said. 'We identified our weak spots and Guenther (Steiner, team principal) and I had a good heart-to-heart talk on that one in Mexico City about what direction we were going to take and...
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