Ayao Komatsu never expected Haas to start the Formula 1 season as strongly as they have but is just as shocked at how ‘mediocre’ one rival team has been so far in 2024. Team owner Gene Haas made a change at the helm of his squad for the first time during the winter. Komatsu stepped up from his position as Haas’ director of engineering and replaced Guenther Steiner. It followed Haas enduring their second-worst season in Formula 1 to date. Only in 2021 when Haas failed to score a single point had they endured a worse season than in 2023. Haas finished both seasons 10th and last in the constructo…