It's that time of year where you're naturally optimistic that the hard work and effort of everyone will translate to a competitive entry on track. We made the decision back in 2020 to really channel time and resources into the VF-22, foregoing anything track-related for 2021 – which wasn't easy to watch. Hopefully that decision bears fruit and we return to challenging for points and taking something from the weekends.

It's exciting to be at the point where we know the VF-22 will be on-track shortly. We all know what the team is capable of, we've proved that in the past, and with this new car – born out of a completely new set of regulations and with our new design team in place, I'm confident we can showcase once again that we can compete on weekends. It's been a tremendous effort by everyone involved and now comes the fun part of getting the new car to the circuit and dialing in all the elements. Last season was a long one but I'm confident that 2022 will see us back in the mix with the VF-22.

This is probably the most complex project the Uralkali Haas F1 Team has dealt with to-date for many reasons. It's a completely new set of regulations and this season we've brought in a new team to manage the creation of the VF-22. Not everyone is new but a good chunk of people have joined with a revised structure now in place. I consider this as a great success in the process. We're still early in the project and going through a transitional season of working together on a car for a full year, but if we look back where we started, this team is already a success.