Amid accusations the new Haas F1 car bears striking similarities to last year's Ferrari, team principal Guenther Steiner has defended his team's 2018 design.
The impressive pace of the Haas at the opening round in Australia led a number of rivals to voice suspicions about the car. The accusations are based on Haas' close relationship with Ferrari, which supplies as many common components to the American team as is allowed under the regulations.
Those common components include the engine, gearbox and suspension but must not, according to the regulations, include aerodynamic surfaces.
Over the Australian Grand Prix weekend, McLaren driver Fernando Alonso referred to the Haas as a "Ferrari replica of last year" while Red Bull team principal Christian Horner said his drivers got stuck behind both 2017 and 2018 Ferraris during the race, referring to his drivers' battles first with the Haas drivers and then Daniel Ricciardo's battle with Kimi Raikkonen's Ferrari.