Say what you like about the situation but this interview showed a man who knows what he wants to do... and he comes across very very well. Wish him all the best
Hope him the best and bring more competition… but Hass problems are rooted way deeper that a change in Team Principal would not solve… that man is not a magician.
@@redzone5655 Similar to Ferrari, I hope they take steps to reset and address them with a new perspective. I'm not sure it's the principal's station to say that X department needs improving, please hire someone else, but it might be a domino in the right direction. Having said that, Ferrari haven't done much to fix their strategy problems over so many different team configurations (drivers and principals), so I guess we'll see...
Exactly, he hasn't done anything wrong. Gene fired Gunther and this guy took the opportunity in front of him. Most people would do the same. Plus paying his respects to Gunther is a good way to start.
Sure, but to be fair, what else are you going to say? Guenther has pieced together every sponsorship on that car, it's not like you can badmouth the guy and not expect repercussions. Anyway, I have no doubt that it's a poisoned chalice. Haas is the least funded team on the grid, with an owner that really doesn't care and they just got rid of a marketing wizard, no doubt there will be even less money available next year and now Gene wants to finish mid-table...good bloody luck.
As someone who remembers him as romain grosjeans engineer back in the day, I hope he's able to provide the haas team with more insight and more knowledge in that side of things able to get them back to a solid midtable team. Hope people don't keep comparing him to gunther or expect him to be like that either. Wish him success.
At least from the documentary no matter how fake it is, Gunther is not a manager who micromanage a lot. He has a lot of stability in his time in Haas. If he were to produce insight, he would have done it. I don't really think it will work but you will never know.
Those questions were terrible, "Do you think you will be popular ? Do you think fans will like you ? Do you think the people at the factory will accept you ?" Like, he's gonna say "NO" to any of this. Ask him about his ideas for the team, his qualities, HIMSELF, not "are you Steiner's son"
Yeah, though to be fair, Haas would have had to approve of all the questions beforehand. It's not like they would have let anything spicy get into the interview.
Always loved Ayao from the small times we've seen him. Such a great guy and look forward to seeing what he can achieve. Lets just hope the media give him a chance rather than slating him from day one.
I hope you do well Ayao. You always come across as a pleasant yet focussed guy which I think are both important in leading roles. Good luck. I do miss Gunther already.
I know this guy, he was one of the finalist in the renault competition for an engineering role, he was of a similar mind to me as appling subsurfaces to wings and body sections. To create subflow. So excited for this man!
Good luck to Komatsu. But honestly the Haas car is fast because of the parts they get from Ferrari, the rest of the speed comes from aerodynamic and frame etc. If Gene refuses to provide factories that can produce those parts performance will not improve. That is also the only way to reduce cost of parts: Making the one you have to make the best way they can be done at the cheapest cost. Gene made a mistake and Haas will pay the price. Ayao is a great guy, look at him all the way back to his early days. Gene not so much.
Yeah...i think gunther wasn't the best for the modern era,but then again gene must invest more .. they cant have a half baked car in this era also...they will always be the 10th team
What an impressive, level headed man who has a clear vision of where he wants to take Haas. The interviewer is trying to dig and create friction but he handled every question with grace and respect. Love Guenther and will miss him very much but I am rooting for Komatsu and hope he achieves everything he wants to do!
Very excited for Mr Komatsu, frankly. Small team with a Japanese engineer at the helm, a man who clearly knows what he has and knows what he wants. Make them nimble, Ayao - find a way to make them fast!
Drive to Survive season 7 opening: Ayao Komatsu climbing a rock in the wilderness with Beethoven in the background before the music suddenly switches to punk and the interview starts.
I like him better then Gunther . he doesn’t give a crap about antics popularity lol he just wants focus on improvement . Also he is an a engineer so he understand f1 more then Gunther
Stop talking about Gunther Media!!! He’s gone Let the new guy get on with it Yes Gunther was on Drive to Survive Yes he’s a TV star now Guess what his team is last Let the new guy get on with it
Inspiring person is Mr. Komatsu. Dreams do come true through hard work and strong will. I really hope he brings light to Team Haas. SkySports please next time have a proper interview not the childish questions of the likes "are you going to be famous or accepted". Ask him about his vision, ask him about his views.
As much as I love Guenther, I think Gene made the right decision. F1 is about performance and results, not personality. Any other TP would have been fired long before this.
I like Gunter and was prepared to be disappointed by this interview but Ayao had some really great answers to the interview question and I was pleasantly surprised to see his personality coming out. Plus he’s a climber! If he ever wants to climb over here I’d show him some places to go.
Great interview, and hearing from Ayao directly was encouraging. I'm hopeful he's able to help move the team forward, but there's no question that part of the answer will be more funding during the season - I hope that shows up!
Perhaps we can get some improvement in the aero department. The big challenge I think will be catching up to the other teams' development levels. With the drivers' experience it must be possible. Best of luck, Ayao and Haas.
Big fan of Ayao, absolutely wonderful human being. Look forward to seeing him as a TP. Really hope somebody snaps Guenther up as he's more than just a personality, he may not be the best TP but he bleeds F1 and i feel its important to keep these types of people within the sport🙌⚡️🙌 Also, I like this sky anchorman🎉
bright future for Haas, you can sense the effort he's put in and having found the opportunity to lead a team must be an amazing feeling for him, good luck!
Interesting take on the music which is apparently quite common. People that like classical music tend to also like rock,metal, and scream music since it is a complete performance.
Is it just me or does ayao komatsu have an extremely good english twang to his accent😳 also hope he has great success with haas, if success arrives that is…
That slight grin when Craig mentioned the first Japanese team principal to run a non-Japenese team 😊 Looking forward to Honda buying Haas in the future! Then maybe they'll have the investment to progress up the grid
Well Honda wanted to buy Red Bull to be a works team. Horner said no and that's partially why they no longer supply Red Bull with powertrains. A business like Honda isn't going to want an outspoken team principal like Gunther, but a Japanese manager makes it a far more appealing deal for them. Haas are going to be the cheaper option and don't carry the name of an actual car company
@@adeparker The rumors about Honda wanting to buy Red Bull were always just rumors. Red Bull at the times of those rumors were still in talk with Porsche and that deal was all but finalized, so even if it was a real proposition, they couldn't even consider it. Honda did inform years ago about STR, but the terms were too high (Marko wanted the McLaren deal). Honda is still supplying RBPT and they will do this until 2026. Red Bull Power Trains was supposed to produce, manage and support the Honda engine from 2022 and onward but they weren't ready to do this, and so they asked Honda for a bridge year, and soon this would become a period that will go until 2026. So it's basically that same factory deal they had, but now they are paying Honda for the engine. RBPT for now is just a name and they do close to zero work on the PU. Marko has told that they aren't even allowed to open the crates they get in from Japan. Honda have worked with several blunt managers in racing. Honestly, it's kinda what most racing people are like. But also, I personally think it's a bit shortsighted to call Steiner a overly blunt person. From what I've heard, he is really polite and open. Yes, he swears and he will tell you his truth, but so will others. I think the likes of Marko are far worse. And Honda can always bring someone in who is more to their liking. The fact that Komatsu is teamboss at Haas doesn't matter. If they wanted him, they could just get him. But since he's not a Honda guy, they'd probably put in someone from their own organization, like Masashi Yamamoto. Btw, I do hope we'll see a Honda F1 team. The rout they took with Aston Martin, I don't understand. It has the same problem as Red Bull had, which is that close to zero of the credit will go to Honda and their brand won't really profit from it. A lot of people, even F1 fans, think that really is the Aston Martin F1 team and that it;s a singe organization under Stroll, while in fact there is no shared infrastructure and the team is a private team sponsored by Aston Martin.
the problem with haas is the power unit, it has too much ignition timing, only good for one lap, but power decreases when following a car due to hot intake air
I wonder how much Gene will let him do, Guenther had an interview recently in sky too which very calmly, nicely he explains some of the issues on Haas performance. I feel bad for Guenther honestly, but that shouldn't translate into fans hating this poor guy that just arrived to the post.
This guy seems mellow and nice but I just don't see how getting rid of the top 2 guys and then moving the rest of the managers up a rung is going to change anything (other than if they get lucky they can take credit). The Haas chief designer is now the technical director, the technical director is now the team principal. Maybe the person who gets promoted into the chief designer slot is a genius but with such a small team and so few updates through the season I don't see them getting back to 5th anytime soon. Good luck.
How come within 3 mins.... I already like this new Ayao, very refreshing, honest, and transparent and respectful to Guenther and his past achievements.... Japanese people always give this "likeable vibe"
Say what you like about the situation but this interview showed a man who knows what he wants to do... and he comes across very very well. Wish him all the best
thats Kawaii culture for you, the same reason Yuki does so well popularity wise.
Hope him the best and bring more competition… but Hass problems are rooted way deeper that a change in Team Principal would not solve… that man is not a magician.
He wont do anything without financial backing from Haas.
@@redzone5655 Similar to Ferrari, I hope they take steps to reset and address them with a new perspective. I'm not sure it's the principal's station to say that X department needs improving, please hire someone else, but it might be a domino in the right direction. Having said that, Ferrari haven't done much to fix their strategy problems over so many different team configurations (drivers and principals), so I guess we'll see...
Same
“Huge respect for Gunther and what he has achieved.”
- class act. Looking forward to seeing how he gets on
Agreed, starting on a good footing at least.
Exactly, he hasn't done anything wrong. Gene fired Gunther and this guy took the opportunity in front of him. Most people would do the same. Plus paying his respects to Gunther is a good way to start.
Only history will tell.
Good day.
RSA.
Sure, but to be fair, what else are you going to say? Guenther has pieced together every sponsorship on that car, it's not like you can badmouth the guy and not expect repercussions.
Anyway, I have no doubt that it's a poisoned chalice. Haas is the least funded team on the grid, with an owner that really doesn't care and they just got rid of a marketing wizard, no doubt there will be even less money available next year and now Gene wants to finish mid-table...good bloody luck.
@@Chzydawg : All the Haas machines at the other nine teams will help pay for it.
As someone who remembers him as romain grosjeans engineer back in the day, I hope he's able to provide the haas team with more insight and more knowledge in that side of things able to get them back to a solid midtable team. Hope people don't keep comparing him to gunther or expect him to be like that either. Wish him success.
At least from the documentary no matter how fake it is, Gunther is not a manager who micromanage a lot. He has a lot of stability in his time in Haas. If he were to produce insight, he would have done it. I don't really think it will work but you will never know.
@@Peter-hz3vs gunther isn't/wasn't as much of a technical guy as Ayao though.
@@Peter-hz3vs Posting so I can see if this ages like milk or wine.
@@0Synergy I'm not saying he's gonna do it in his first season. But we shall see how he gets on.
How does a team who spent the bare minimum, and out source as much as possible ever expect better results than other teams
Those questions were terrible, "Do you think you will be popular ? Do you think fans will like you ? Do you think the people at the factory will accept you ?" Like, he's gonna say "NO" to any of this. Ask him about his ideas for the team, his qualities, HIMSELF, not "are you Steiner's son"
Craig Slater is the Damien Day of motorsport journalism......
Craig is useless 😂
Yes. He is useless. The interview of Guenther after the firing was also terrible.
The usual standard of question from Craig unfortunately.
Sky Sports doesn't have the top F1 reporters, that's a fact in my book.😊
Straight talking, honest, no nonsense BS (despite the pretty crap questions). Likeable guy so far👌
Not impressed by the inept questions asked of him! 90% of these journalists are a joke….
Yeah, though to be fair, Haas would have had to approve of all the questions beforehand. It's not like they would have let anything spicy get into the interview.
Honestly Craig is one of the worst.. f1 teams need to let f1 RUclipsrs interview more
"Respect has to be earned it can't be demanded. " He's got a great mindset and he knows he has some big shoes to fill. I wish him the best
I think this man is going to be a very good Team Principal. I wish Haas a good future!
Always loved Ayao from the small times we've seen him. Such a great guy and look forward to seeing what he can achieve. Lets just hope the media give him a chance rather than slating him from day one.
I remember him as Romain Grosjean's race engineer in lotus
"you don't demand respect, you earn respect." damn. now that's a good boss.
He is actually doing well managing team
Heavy metal and classical?
My man has good taste in music
🤟
🤘🤘
I'm excited for Haas going forward. I think they needed a shake up like this. Komatsu seems like a very thoughtful and focused man.
these questions are the most chatGPT I’ve ever heard 😂 it’s like the most awkward first date
Looks like a man on a mission, all the best to him.
I like this guy, he’s giving James Vowles vibes, hopefully he can perform like James too
Ayao seems like a decent guy, but he's got a tough job ahead of him. If he can pull the team up to 8th or even 7th, I'd consider that good progress.
That's not progress that's a success
he actually pulled
finally a sensible TP for Haas
Facts finally the Netflix character is gone
Haas decided enough popularity bs lets try a shot at keeping qualyfying positions at end of the race where they’re able to reach q3
I hope you do well Ayao. You always come across as a pleasant yet focussed guy which I think are both important in leading roles. Good luck. I do miss Gunther already.
Started to sound like a job interview at the end 🤣 He seems like a good guy and I hope he can carry Haas to a greater result this year
As a Japanese I'm glad to see he's leading the team this year.
Very confidence-inspiring. Best of luck sir
I know this guy, he was one of the finalist in the renault competition for an engineering role, he was of a similar mind to me as appling subsurfaces to wings and body sections. To create subflow.
So excited for this man!
Love it. I'm rooting for him.
I like him already!
Let’s hope he will change the team ❤
Seems like a really decent bloke who knows what’s ahead of him even if what’s ahead is a tough road. I wish him well, and hope he succeeds
Holy crap I really like this guy! Hope he gets the team to a better place.
Good luck to Komatsu. But honestly the Haas car is fast because of the parts they get from Ferrari, the rest of the speed comes from aerodynamic and frame etc. If Gene refuses to provide factories that can produce those parts performance will not improve. That is also the only way to reduce cost of parts: Making the one you have to make the best way they can be done at the cheapest cost.
Gene made a mistake and Haas will pay the price.
Ayao is a great guy, look at him all the way back to his early days. Gene not so much.
Yeah...i think gunther wasn't the best for the modern era,but then again gene must invest more .. they cant have a half baked car in this era also...they will always be the 10th team
What an impressive, level headed man who has a clear vision of where he wants to take Haas. The interviewer is trying to dig and create friction but he handled every question with grace and respect. Love Guenther and will miss him very much but I am rooting for Komatsu and hope he achieves everything he wants to do!
Looks like HAAS is doing better with out Guenther so far! He might be good at talking but that doesn't win races. Great job so far Ayao!
I like him already! Let’s hope he will change the team . Looks like a man on a mission, all the best to him..
He is very nice guy without any prententiousness.
Very excited for Mr Komatsu, frankly.
Small team with a Japanese engineer at the helm, a man who clearly knows what he has and knows what he wants.
Make them nimble, Ayao - find a way to make them fast!
Drive to Survive season 7 opening: Ayao Komatsu climbing a rock in the wilderness with Beethoven in the background before the music suddenly switches to punk and the interview starts.
Be rooting for him. Looks like a great guy!
I like him better then Gunther . he doesn’t give a crap about antics popularity lol he just wants focus on improvement . Also he is an a engineer so he understand f1 more then Gunther
He sounds fantastic. Highly detailed orientated and articulate. Great technical expertise and professionalism!
Haas really needed this interview to go live
We've had a surge of underdog Team Principles come up the ranks recently
Vowles
Stella
Mekies
And now Komatsu
Stop talking about Gunther Media!!!
He’s gone
Let the new guy get on with it
Yes Gunther was on Drive to Survive
Yes he’s a TV star now
Guess what his team is last
Let the new guy get on with it
Thank you f1 community for not being toxic at least here, wish him only the best!
Inspiring person is Mr. Komatsu. Dreams do come true through hard work and strong will. I really hope he brings light to Team Haas. SkySports please next time have a proper interview not the childish questions of the likes "are you going to be famous or accepted". Ask him about his vision, ask him about his views.
Absolutely, well said
I already like this guy - good luck Ayao!
Komatsu be like sorry Andretti fans.
Best of luck to him! Seems like a really decent and driven person, hope he gets given a chance by Gene Haas, the team, and the F1 fans
Wishing the best results for Ayao Komatsu and Team HAAS F1 in 2024.
As much as I love Guenther, I think Gene made the right decision. F1 is about performance and results, not personality. Any other TP would have been fired long before this.
I like Gunter and was prepared to be disappointed by this interview but Ayao had some really great answers to the interview question and I was pleasantly surprised to see his personality coming out. Plus he’s a climber! If he ever wants to climb over here I’d show him some places to go.
He seems even more likeable than Gunther
"You dont demand respect,you earn respect"
Also he likes grunge and metal...such a legend
I think he will do well, wishing him the best!
This man will make the team faster
Great interview, and hearing from Ayao directly was encouraging. I'm hopeful he's able to help move the team forward, but there's no question that part of the answer will be more funding during the season - I hope that shows up!
Perhaps we can get some improvement in the aero department. The big challenge I think will be catching up to the other teams' development levels. With the drivers' experience it must be possible.
Best of luck, Ayao and Haas.
Big fan of Ayao, absolutely wonderful human being. Look forward to seeing him as a TP.
Really hope somebody snaps Guenther up as he's more than just a personality, he may not be the best TP but he bleeds F1 and i feel its important to keep these types of people within the sport🙌⚡️🙌
Also, I like this sky anchorman🎉
bright future for Haas, you can sense the effort he's put in and having found the opportunity to lead a team must be an amazing feeling for him, good luck!
He actuallt is pretty cool :D I expected this to be much different :) Good job
This looked more like a job interview
Good to see a team promoting from within. I can only wish him well.
He is focused and determined person. Sounds promising this guy.
I’m sure Guenther will be missed by F1 but Ayao comes across really well. Probably a good time to take over, can only go upwards
I was watching back season 5 of Drive to Survive and this guy looks like a good operator. He'll be fine.
Interesting take on the music which is apparently quite common. People that like classical music tend to also like rock,metal, and scream music since it is a complete performance.
He said rock climbing and now im hooked with this mans personality ❤️
Overdue for a change at Haas and glad to see it now. If they can fix their severe degradation, that would be a significant step.
His answers are excellent, got a really good vibe from him but there's no doubt this season will be very tough for them
He comes across so well
Wish this guy the very best!
Here is a man who is a natural leader. Big respect Ayo🙏🏿
Is it just me or does ayao komatsu have an extremely good english twang to his accent😳 also hope he has great success with haas, if success arrives that is…
Seems like a smart and decent person. Good luck!
Best of luck to him and the team!
The interviewer has a better voice than questions haha
GL Ayao Komatsu! Class Act. Good man... I hope he does well
I like him already because of his answers to the music question 👏👏
You respect Gunther, we respect you!! Best of luck on the new role. 🎉
There's already a Japanese Guenther. His name is Yuki.
I like him already! 🤟
がんばれ小松さん！
That slight grin when Craig mentioned the first Japanese team principal to run a non-Japenese team 😊 Looking forward to Honda buying Haas in the future! Then maybe they'll have the investment to progress up the grid
Why would Honda buy Haas in the future? If they would do it, they would only do it for the license. But they should buy Aston Martin...
Well Honda wanted to buy Red Bull to be a works team. Horner said no and that's partially why they no longer supply Red Bull with powertrains. A business like Honda isn't going to want an outspoken team principal like Gunther, but a Japanese manager makes it a far more appealing deal for them. Haas are going to be the cheaper option and don't carry the name of an actual car company
@@adeparker Honda's old CEO wanted to quit F1 and focus on improving their road-going car business. Porsche are the ones who wanted to buy RB
@@adeparker The rumors about Honda wanting to buy Red Bull were always just rumors. Red Bull at the times of those rumors were still in talk with Porsche and that deal was all but finalized, so even if it was a real proposition, they couldn't even consider it.
Honda did inform years ago about STR, but the terms were too high (Marko wanted the McLaren deal).
Honda is still supplying RBPT and they will do this until 2026. Red Bull Power Trains was supposed to produce, manage and support the Honda engine from 2022 and onward but they weren't ready to do this, and so they asked Honda for a bridge year, and soon this would become a period that will go until 2026. So it's basically that same factory deal they had, but now they are paying Honda for the engine. RBPT for now is just a name and they do close to zero work on the PU. Marko has told that they aren't even allowed to open the crates they get in from Japan.
Honda have worked with several blunt managers in racing. Honestly, it's kinda what most racing people are like. But also, I personally think it's a bit shortsighted to call Steiner a overly blunt person. From what I've heard, he is really polite and open. Yes, he swears and he will tell you his truth, but so will others. I think the likes of Marko are far worse.
And Honda can always bring someone in who is more to their liking. The fact that Komatsu is teamboss at Haas doesn't matter. If they wanted him, they could just get him. But since he's not a Honda guy, they'd probably put in someone from their own organization, like Masashi Yamamoto.
Btw, I do hope we'll see a Honda F1 team. The rout they took with Aston Martin, I don't understand. It has the same problem as Red Bull had, which is that close to zero of the credit will go to Honda and their brand won't really profit from it. A lot of people, even F1 fans, think that really is the Aston Martin F1 team and that it;s a singe organization under Stroll, while in fact there is no shared infrastructure and the team is a private team sponsored by Aston Martin.
Like him already, Heavy metal, punk and grunge.
Imagine guenther and Yuki in the same team. Constant swearing.
That there my friend would be a match made in heaven ....it would be epic 😎 👌 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 F1 ratings would sky rocket for sure 🤣🤣
@@teammusketeers Yuki Max and Guenther f1 make it happen 💥
@@BL4K_B4BIES yes 😁😁😁😁
“Do you like football”….. literally can’t help your self can you.
This guy seems serious I might be going for haas 😂
This is the first time i've heard Ayao's voice. He sounds a little like Guenther.
He will end 2024 season 6th or 7th. He really turned things around!
Class interview
I'm proud of him as same ages.
Im a fan. Hope he delivers
‘For sure’ he’s defo fit for F1
the problem with haas is the power unit, it has too much ignition timing, only good for one lap, but power decreases when following a car due to hot intake air
I wish Ayao and the HASS team all the very best for the future.. 👍
I wonder how much Gene will let him do, Guenther had an interview recently in sky too which very calmly, nicely he explains some of the issues on Haas performance. I feel bad for Guenther honestly, but that shouldn't translate into fans hating this poor guy that just arrived to the post.
This guy seems mellow and nice but I just don't see how getting rid of the top 2 guys and then moving the rest of the managers up a rung is going to change anything (other than if they get lucky they can take credit). The Haas chief designer is now the technical director, the technical director is now the team principal. Maybe the person who gets promoted into the chief designer slot is a genius but with such a small team and so few updates through the season I don't see them getting back to 5th anytime soon. Good luck.
very very very good vibes and impressions I like him already good luck buddy whit your preparations and study hopefully you will not need it
How come within 3 mins.... I already like this new Ayao, very refreshing, honest, and transparent and respectful to Guenther and his past achievements....
Japanese people always give this "likeable vibe"
Seems like a nice guy, as much as we all loved Guenther Haas probably did need a new direction.
connor moore practicing the voice for his next video
McRaren
Can’t see the interviewer but damn can he narrate my life
All the best Ayao-san!
If you close your eyes it's basically Yuki's talking lol
Ayao did a phenomenal job wading through those awful questions... Sky Sports F1 just looking for the click-bait, smh.