Ex-F1 driver Romain Grosjean has hailed Ayao Komatsu for the jo♏b he’s done as Haas team pri🙈ncipal in 2024.

Komatsu replaced Guenther Steiner at the start of 2024 in a shock move by Haa🐎s.

Under Komatsu’s leader🤪ship, Haas are on course for their best championship finish since 201🅰8.

Prior to Alpine’s double-podium i♐n Brazil, Haa🦹s sat sixth overall in the standings.

Grosjean, who raced for Haa💖s between 2016 and 2020, heaped praise on Komatsu.

He told F1’s official website: “I’m so proud of Ayao and what ♏he’s been doing with Haas, bringing the team back to a much better level – just making the most of it and working💖 as he does.

“I was lucky to know before the official announcement [that🧜 Komatsu would become Ha🦩as’s team boss]; I got a text from Ayao.

“I told him that I was very proud of him, very proud of e🌳verything he’s done, and very happy for him.”

Grosje♉an joked the progress Haas have made under Komatsu “almost makes me feel like I want to race for them again”.

“Of course, I didn’t know how it was going to be turning out, but it’s fantastic. It almost makes me feel like I want to race for tཧhem again!” he added.

“No, you never know. It’s a different role, it’s a diffe൲rent approach, there’s also a bit of political games and m🏅edia.

“I had no idea about that part. I knew he could set everything up [to succeed], but that part was the ಞunknown, and he’s been doing really, really well.”