#Ayao Komatsu

[moon-brain-90]

And if I said he's the best team principal then what?

[landoom]

F1blr 2024 Awards - Voting 4 - Sexiest Team Principal

Note: I didn't include Christian Horner for reasons that I hope are obvious Note: These awards are just made to have fun during the winter break and are based on my choices, which I tried to keep as open as possible by including drivers I don't follow closely. However, I'm only human, so please don't be negative if you think I have missed an item!

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[f1archives]

The F1 team bosses held a meeting yesterday at RB’s team base - 02/10/24

[macaiv]

🙏

[justc2world]

The realest comment 😭

[estebunny]

ayao komatsu on cooperation between esteban ocon and the new race engineer of him at haas laura muller

via the-race.com

[raapija]

Ayao knows what's up 😌

[bigbandithewada]

You have to rob a bank in a western film and this is your team.

Lotus jallison i drew this for you cause you are handsome.

[estebanbicon]

[brawngp2009]

we'll do it anyway 'cause we love a bit of trouble

[feraltwinkseb]

F1 Academy - Round 3 Barcelona - Race 2 June 23, 2024 - Barcelona, Spain Source: Pauline Ballet - Formula 1/Formula 1 via Getty Images

[racingliners]

Hangin' Tough - GP Racing Interview with Haas Team Principal Ayao Komatsu, published 13th November 2024 in the December 2024 issue.

(Accompanying video interview on the Autosport YouTube channel)

for @shovson

[bluehardtops]

MISSING KEVIN MAGNUSSEN Last seen in MONZA IF SEEN PLEASE CALL 33 28 70 00

[f1archives]

Ollie Bearman speaking to Ayao Komatsu in Baku

[macaiv]

This was when he was asked about Esteban's teamplayer reputation:

Source: Pit Debrief

[estebanocon]

Another Singapore GP, another selfie dump.

[1] Nico Rosberg - 2016 WDC gave us a jump scare when he showed up, shoutout to my friend who's a big fan of his who he remembered and was probably the reason why he turned around to smile for this pic because I was so sure he was just going to keep moving down the line. 🥲

[2] Alex Albon - my fellow March Aries: always kind, always obliging and generous with his time, also came prepared with his own marker!! A true professional.

[3] Nico Hulkenberg - I've seen this man every year since 2017 and he's ignored me every single time and I was just going to accept that he was never going to give me the time of day when finally, this year he deigned to take a picture with me. 💀

[4] Franco Colapinto - this man could not be less interested in taking this photo BUT Y'KNOW WHAT? I give him major props for doing it anyway when he could have just ignored me.

[5] James Vowles - the last selfie I took at the Singapore GP! Luckily there weren't a lot of people where I was, so he kindly stopped for a second to take this before going on his way.

[6] Mick Schumacher - another fellow March Aries: most of the time he just signs stuff but that particular day he decided to take pictures with fans as well, which I'm so glad he did. 🥺

[7] Ayao Komatsu - we almost didn't recognise him because he was dressed in civvies on race day?? Anyway, please take good care of Esteban. 🙏

[8] Maya Heug - the only F1 Academy driver I asked for a picture and gotta be honest, I was just stalling so I could ask Rene as well. 🫠

[9] Rene Rosin - after we took this he immediately roasted me for not waiting until they left the paddock because "the picture will be nicer without the gate". 🤡

[10] David Croft aka Crofty - another one for the "I see them every year but I finally got their attention" folder. He always has earphones in so I had to wave my entire arm for him to notice.

[11] Martin Brundle - see above, except he doesn't have earphones in and usually just zips past us.

[12] Simon Lazenby - I just missed him in 2022 so it was good to catch him this time!

[13] Jamie Chadwick - I was surprised that nobody else seemed to recognise her this year but maybe it was because she's not driving? Anw, a nice surprise to see her again!

[14] Anthony Davidson - a friend of mine is a big fan so I've seen him a lot but this was the first time I asked for a pic. 😬

[15] Tom Clarkson - aka the guy who had to tell Max to mind his language during the Thursday press conference. 🙊 I know him as the host of Beyond the Grid and got to tell him I love the podcast, and he thanked me for listening.

[16] Lee McKenzie - Lee, Rosanna Tennant (who was also around!) and Ruth Buscombe (who I saw multiple times but the timing was never right 😭) are probably my favourite track-side reporters. This was my first time seeing Lee in person and I was so glad she took the time to stop for this pic!

[17] Aurélie Donzelot - I've been a fan of her work for years, since she was at Renault/Alpine literally changing the motorsport social media game. She's independent now and I still love following her work spotlighting women in motorsport on her podcast "Racing Lives" as well as her stories on Substack.

[18] Susie Wolff (featuring Jennifer the marshal) - I felt bad at first because my friends also wanted a photo with her and we could have taken a group photo but she was in a rush and only stopped for me. Later that night she saw us again and asked security to step aside so she could take pictures with my friends, which was very kind of her. 🫶

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