Jack Doohan is within the operating for a full-time seat at Haas for the 2027 Method 1 season however Ayao Komatsu is but to decide.
Doohan finds himself with an opportunity to return to the paddock with Haas after changing into the Banbury-based crew‘s reserve driver at the beginning of the season.
The Australian was sacked simply seven-races into his F1 profession, final season, by Alpine.
Having severed his ties with the Enstone-based outfit, Doohan drove a TPC take a look at for Haas at Jerez, this week.
Coming onto his social media handles, Doohan expressed his gratitude for the prospect.
“Unimaginable feeling to be again behind the wheel of a Method 1 automotive, huge thanks to the entire Haas F1 crew,” he wrote.
Ayao Komatsu lays down the standards for 2027 Haas F1 driver line-up resolution
Doohan’s stint with Haas comes as an audition for the Australian. However he has robust competitors to disarm with the likes of Ferrari junior Rafael Camara and McLaren reserve Leonardo Fornaroli additionally conducting a TPC audition for Haas earlier this 12 months.
Workforce Principal Komatsu has laid down the standards primarily based on which a choice might be made on the crew’s 2027 driver line-up.
“I’ve all the time mentioned we take drivers by efficiency, so efficiency comes completely first,” he had informed media together with Motorsport Week.
“If two drivers have gotten equal efficiency, affiliations or the packages they’ve received matter.
“However we by no means take any person who’s three tenths slower, however who has received affiliations with Toyota or Ferrari, or received 5 million extra [in sponsorship].
“We’re not going to try this, so it’s all about efficiency first.
“If it’s inside tenths, as an illustration – or very, very shut – then the affiliation package deal does come into play for positive. I feel we are able to select by efficiency.”
The Japanese engineer additionally revealed that the choice is imminent however to not be anticipated anytime quickly.
“I don’t know. Not subsequent week, shall I say,” Komatsu mentioned.
“I feel we’re in a really lucky scenario. There are such a lot of drivers considering our seat, actually.”
Esteban Ocon, subsequently, finds himself within the midst of dropping his full-time F1 credentials by the tip of the 2026 season.
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