Former Red Bull, Jaguar Designer Rob Taylor To Lead Haas F1’s Design

Rob Taylor

Former Red Bull and Jaguar Chief Designer Rob Taylor is to head up the design of Haas's new Formula 1 car, according to Rencken & Noble of AUTOSPORT. Although the construction of its 2016 F1 challenger is "being overseen by Italian racing car maker Dallara, Haas has appointed Taylor as its chief designer to oversee the project." Taylor was at Jaguar Racing and "led the design of Red Bull's first F1 car before making a move to McLaren."

Amid a "major tie-up with Ferrari, plus its status as a new American team, there has been growing interest" in the color scheme that Haas will use in '16. Team Owner Gene Haas has suggested its cars "could be yellow." Haas said, "After a while all these silver or gray cars become kind of the same. … I like yellow; personally, I think a solid yellow would be nice" AUTOSPORT