Ayao Komatsu

I don't think it's officially confirmed, but we do know he will be there.

What Haas team principal Ayao Komatsu has stressed at every turn is how fast and how impressed he was with that speed of Camara.

So why is he so quick?

Yeah, it's, it's...

And of course, Toyota had its own driver within this shootout as well, which is a- another fascinating factor, the fact that this whole program was really only possible because of Toyota.

There was also a Toyota-backed driver there, but then Camara was also given the opportunity, and basically blew everyone else away, including Toyota's own driver.

It's important, I think, to emphasize that Ayao Komatsu isn't one to just say this kind of thing.

I know there's people who are cynical out there saying, "Oh, Ferrari's made this happen," etc.

And now it's official.

Um, the actual, um, team boss of Haas, Ayao Komatsu, said, "You know, I'd like to thank Esteban for everything he's contributed to the team since joining us in 2025.

His professionalism and commitment have proved valuable as we continue to grow as an organization," which is why you're dumping him.

[laughs] Yeah.

And I think the split was right.

I think, uh, Ayao Komatsu said he felt that the split was right, and I would agree with him.

The mistake for me was not, to your point, Paul, what we were just talking about, they didn't bring Ollie in the moment that the data showed how much he was losing, right?

Right.