#Ayao Komatsu

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Haas F1 Team Principal Ayao Komatsu congratulates Race Winner Chloe Chambers at the F1 Academy 2024 Spanish Grand Prix

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

Source: Pit Debrief

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

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Ayao Komatsu | Canada 2011

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

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Would you consider writing for other team principals? If yes, who??

I think i would write for all the team principals. Accept for Christian Horner. I would write Reader Daughter Horner but no reader x Horner. I just am not a fan. Everyone else don't be shy to ask for a fic regarding the drivers or team principals.

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Much needed comfort

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Pairing: Ayao Komatsu x reader

Warnings: Children, mentions of the Monaco Haas incident.

Notes: So this is the first time I've written for Ayao and it's very short so I'm ever so sorry. But it is based on this request.

Summary: The Haas/Checo crash in Monaco '24 was a nightmare. But what about the effects on Haas' team principal... Well let's look how he dealt with the stress.

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The Monaco Grand Prix. One of the most prestigious races in all of the motorsports world. From its gorgeous sights to the sheer history of the track, no one can deny the races importance. So that is why your husband insited that you and your children should at least attend this race.

It was difficult to find a race that would be acceptable enough to travel to Monaco just to watch your husband work. But you and decided (with small amount of begging from your children) that you should all have a nice family weekend out.

You planned do so some sightseeing on the Friday, have a nice family meal on the Saturday after FP3 and Qualifying were out of the way and all visit the track to watch your husband work. It was a set in stone plan. You'd watch from the garage, watch as Kevin and Nico tried to climb up the ranks. Maybe pull of an incredible show and try and fight for points.

So why was it all going wrong. Now you'd heard many whispers and accusations during the duration of the red flag about whether it was the fault of the Haas or Red Bull car. However that didn't make a difference, both Nico and Kevin were out and the team had no chance to make it past the first lap of the prestigious grand prix.

After both cars (or what was left of them) came back in and the team came back from the put wall, even your children could sense the palpable tension and sadness. Nico is the first to come back and he darts to his engineer to apologise but is only met by many saying "It's OK. It wasn't you're fault." or even "Yeah this will make for a fun meeting." He passes you as he goes to walk in the doorway and you give him a small nod of acknowledgement in a silent gesture of comfort. He nods back and gives sypu a tight-lipped smile before walking to his drivers room. Kevin of course is the next to come in and the atmosphere is a large shift.

Even within the team there are mixed views. The engineers are annoyed on the amount of work they'll have to do for Canada but those closer yo Kevin are just happy to see him alive and well. Unsurprisingly, the Dane speaks to the engineers for quite a while before going to media (he decided to get changed after the compulsory interviews) but as he passes, you flash him a small smile in acknowledgement. You realise exactly how horrible some are going to be about this but you take pride in the fact that Ayao is very good with building a supportive environment that makes the drivers feel safe (almost as if in a makeshift family at Haas) and so they shouldn't fear too much.

After Kevin passes, you are left to stare at the entrance. You watch as your husband (who's usual soft smile is replaced by a disappointed frown) slowly trecks through the door with his shoulders hung lower than usual. His eyes look up and you see him scan the heads in the garage to find you and your children.

His eyes regain their usual sparkle as your youngest daughter runs towards him with a gentle shout of "Daddy!" His eyes crinkle in teh corners as he lifts her up and walks over to you. You give him a comforting, wordless smile. Your son nestles further into your shoulder, already aware of what is going to happen next. Ayao throws the arm, not holding your daughter around yoir waist and nuzzles his forehead against yours.

He mutters a few rambles of stress which you soothe with a small "I know. But just focus on this and you can talk to him later." He nods. Despite all of Haas wanting to have a meeting, one wasn't able to be called in between both drivers getting dressed and the stewards finally calling Kevin to see them. Your husband stays with your little family for as long as he can, watching the rest of the race and talking with your son and even letting your daughter sit on his lap as he plaits her short hair, at the same time.

You lean on the door frame and take pride in how the day ended. Despite how treacherous the result was for the team, at least Ayao can find solace in your small family.

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Thank you for reading, I hope you enjoyed!

As always, likes, reblogs and especially feedback is always welcome!

[eirianerisdar]

Ted really out there on notebook saying with his FULL CHEST that he "thinks in Japanese Ayao Komatsu is pronounced KOMATSSSS with a silent U"

How do you explain to someone who only ever listens to latin based languages that there is more to the pronunciation of sounds except silent and emphasized

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Ayao Komatsu during practice - Zandvoort, 2024

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Why do all of the team principals look Old, Scraggly, Scared or Angry.

Like at any of the times it cuts to them on the broadcast it they embody at least two of those things.

I need an explanation as to why???

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Source: Formula 1 website

Transcript:

Reporter: Good to see you. Congratulations, obviously, on the new deal with Haas. Can you tell us how it all came about? How important was Ayao and how much are you looking forward to that new chapter in your career? Esteban: Yeah, I'm very much looking forward to it. Obviously, great to be finally able to talk about it. You know, it's an exciting challenge that we have ahead. You know, the team has been on a massively upward trajectory at the moment and they want to keep that going. And yeah, obviously, I have a very long history with Ayao, who's been my first race engineer in Formula One ten years ago now. And yeah, he's convinced me with his plan where they want to head to. I got the same goal as they have and it is fantastic to be finally teaming up. Reporter: What has Ayao told you about the short, medium, long -term goals of the team? And what about your new teammate for next year as well, Ollie Bearman? Esteban: Yeah, they are competitors and they want to improve, you know, step by step. They want to get better. They have, as I said, big plans ahead to, you know, get that on the way and to improve, you know, the situation they are in. And they're already doing that at the moment. So it is exciting. As I said, it is a new challenge for me, which I'm very much looking forward to. And yeah, to be racing with Ollie as well, you know, is an exciting young prospect. Many people say he's going to be a future world champion. So, yeah, I look forward to be teaming up with him and hopefully push the team forward.

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watching the f1tv pre-quali show bc i'm up anyway and....ayao is lowkey a dilf i'm ngl

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July 21, 2024 - Budapest, Hungary Source: Lubomir Asenov/LAT Images

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Ayao Komatsu | Austria 2015

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Update on the track condition in Shanghai

The track has been partially repaved and repainted.

Many drivers have concerns as you can expect, Daniel Ricciardo saying he doesn't know how the track will behave with tyres now and Carlos Sainz saying the track looks different and it's something that wouldn't have been done at any other track in recent times. Verstappen and Leclerc both say that it will be unpredictable what can and will happen as well. Ayao Komatsu of Haas also states that the track looks to be inconsistent and may throw cars and drivers off a bit (hopefully not a wall). He adds on that with the sprint weekend structure, very little practice can be done in low and high fuel runs and setting up the car. (Source)

This poses a major challenge to every team and driver, no matter the skill set they bring in. The drivers who adapt better and/or get more practice in are more likely to reign supreme over those who get little practice or struggle with adaptability.