So, here’s the scoop. I stumbled upon this statement—yeah, one of those corporate-y ones—from Haas Automation. They’re talking tariffs, thanks to the Trump Administration. You’d think Formula 1 Team’s gonna have a meltdown, right? Nope, nada. Doesn’t touch them, or so they say.
Now, let’s backtrack a bit. Haas Automation decided, late Tuesday—which, coincidentally, was when I’d just settled with a bowl of popcorn for a binge-watch night—anyway, they revealed they’re hit by these tariffs. Business gloom. Demand for their machine tools is plummeting, both locally and internationally. Like, I can almost picture their Oxnard plant, usually buzzing—well, less buzz now. They’ve pulled back on production and nope, no more extra hours. Hiring? On ice too. It’s been their HQ since ’83. Can you believe that? Eons in machine years.
Oh, and they do throw a hopeful line saying maybe, just maybe, the Trump Administration will toss a lifeline at U.S. manufacturers. Hey, a little optimism doesn’t hurt. Especially when you’re neck-deep in tariffs and relying on them to keep your CNC machines rolling stateside.
Blink and you won’t notice, but here’s the twist. All this doom and gloom? Gene Haas’s F1 outfit? It’s riding smoothly over these bumps. The team issued a chill statement, more or less saying, “Keep calm and carry on.” It’s like this whole tariff thing is a separate universe. The spokesperson was all breezy—“business as usual” yadda yadda and off they go on their merry way, with development plans and hiring not even a hiccup. Oh, MoneyGram’s got their back too, which might explain their unwavering mood.
And here I was, expecting a drama-filled domino effect with engines sputtering. But, alas, seems like Haas F1 is staying in its lane, cruising past this whole hullabaloo. Who knew?
