Technical insight. The 2020 Formula 1 season will begin on 15 March in Melbourne and the 10 teams that compete at the pinnacle of motorsport have now all revealed their new cars. "Frankly, I'm hoping the VF-20 will return us to the kind of form we ran in 2018 when we finished fifth in the constructors' championship; 2019 was a tough season to endure. Check out Haas' new VF-20 from all the angles after the US-owned team became the first to reveal a car for F1 2020 . Haas has confirmed Romain Grosjean will remain at Haas next year, ending speculation he might lose his seat to Nico Hulkenberg. "The online reveal of the Haas is the first glimpse of any car that will race in the new season. 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It's a return to the red, grey, black and white for Haas in 2020Haas will be hoping for a better season than last year âIâm pleased to see the car return to the more familiar Haas Automation colors, itâs certainly a livery that people identify with,â said team owner Gene HaasRear of the year: Will this be the view Haas's midfield rivals have this season?Last year the team finished ninth in the championship - is this the car to take them back up the grid?WATCH: Kvyat walks away from high-speed crash early in British GPFailure to take British Grand Prix start sums up 'crazy' weekend, says HulkenbergWATCH: Drivers unite in fight against racism in new filmROAD TO F1: Ticktum secures maiden F2 win at home in Silverstone Sprint RaceROAD TO F1: Smolyar stripped of first F3 win after stewards penalise him for weavingSo itâs a fresh start for Haas, the squad dumping the black and gold livery that they created to tie in with former title sponsor Rich Energy, in favour of their more familiar colour palette which is more in line with owner Gene Haasâ machine tool business Haas Automation.Haas released digital renderings of their car, with the real thing set to break cover in public in the Barcelona pit lane, one hour before testing begins on February 19th. "With the regulations remaining stable into this season, it's allowed us to improve our understanding of the car and to scrutinize ourselves more in order to find solutions and applications to channel into the design of the VF-20. Kevin Magnussen will drive on day one, with Grosjean taking over the following day. "We're not making a presentation, we're just launching," said Grosjean. Haas has become the first Formula 1 team to reveal its 2020 car, as images of its new challenger were released on Thursday.While Haas will wait until the morning of the first pre-season F1 test at Barcelona on February 19 to unveil its actual car, digital artwork of the Ferrari-powered machine has been released.The American-owned outfit hopes its new car, which features a change of livery following the end of its Rich Energy title sponsorship, will allow it to bounce back to form after an often difficult 2019 season.Its campaign was effectively derailed by an upgrade that was introduced at the Spanish Grand Prix, which did not produce the step forward that had been hoped for.The changes cost Haas performance, and also forced it to run its cars in different specifications at a number of events.The problem was eventually traced back to a windtunnel correlation issue which it hopes that it has got on top of.Romain Grosjean, who has been retained alongside Kevin Magnussen, recently told Autosport the team was throwing all its efforts into ensuring it understood its 2020 challenger as soon as it could. I'm trusting we've learned from those lessons and have applied that knowledge into making the VF-20 a more competitive entry. Haas reveal: How does the new VF-20 compare to last year's car? 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Iâm looking forward to seeing the VF-20 make its track debut. On the back of a chastening 2019 season, Haas became the first Formula 1 team to unveil its new car for the 2020 season. American F1 team Haas is the first to reveal its car for the 2020 season, reverting to its traditional colours of red, silver and black.