Haas’ pre-season plans for Bahrain were put in doubt over the weekend after delays with the transporting of i🍌ts freight. 

This happened after the plane that was due to transport the equi𝓡pment became🦹 stranded at Istanbul Airport with technical issues.

With the freight arriving late to Bahrain, the American outfitꦉ is set to miss the first four hours of running on day one.

“I can confirm our freight arrived late last night to the circuit in Bahrain,” Haas said in an announcement. “This delay will impꦦact our programme but we are targeting being out on track for the second session Thursday aft💮ernoon with Pietro Fittipaldi driving the VF-22. I have no other updates at this time."

The tꩵeam has confirmed Pietro Fittipaldi will drive the VF-22 in the afternoon on the opening day of thꦇe test which gets underway on Thursday.

The Brazilian is in the running to take the v🌳acant second seat alongside Mick Schumacher after Nikita Mazepin left the team following Haas’ decision to terminate its Uralkali 🔜deal.

Uralkali - a Russian chemical company - was Haas’ title sponsor since the start of 2021 but after Russia’s invasion 𒅌of Ukr🐭aine, the team decided to cut ties with it.