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Haas Formula 1 team announces launch date for 2017 car

Haas has become the latest Formula 1 team to announce the launch date of its 2017 challenger.

The American outfit revealed on Thursday that its second F1 car - named VF17 - will be unveiled on Sunday February 26, one day before the start of testing at Barcelona.

Haas has chosen the same day as Red Bull and Toro Rosso to reveal the new car.

The team, whose chassis is built by Italian constructor Dallara and powered by Ferrari engines, made its F1 debut last year.

It scored a sixth-place finish in its first race in Australia before finishing fifth in the next race in Bahrain with Romain Grosjean.

Grosjean stays on board in 2017 but will be partnered by Kevin Magnussen, who replaces Esteban Gutierrez.

Zdroj: autosport.com