All eyes were on Haas F1 Team when it entered the FIA Formula One World Championship in 2016, becoming the first American-led Formula One team in 30 years. After all, history has shown that newcomers tend to struggle in the world's most sophisticated form of motorsports.

However, Haas F1 Team has bucked that trend by collecting enough points that midway through its debut season, its neck-and-neck with established Formula One teams that have been around for decades. With still half the season remaining, Haas F1 Team has already scored 28 points, the most of any first-year team in this millennium.

Inside the Formula One paddock, Haas F1 Team has exceeded expectations. But for Gene Haas, founder of Haas Automation and owner of Haas F1 Team, obtaining results is always the expectation.

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