OFFICIAL: TOYOTA RETURNS TO F1 WITH HAAS
Haas has signed a technical partnership agreement with Toyota Gazoo Racing.
The Haas Formula 1 team announced that it has entered into a technical partnership agreement with Toyota Gazoo Racing, the motorsports division of Toyota. Under this agreement, Toyota will become Haas’s “Official Technical Partner,” and both parties will share their knowledge and resources.
Toyota Gazoo Racing will provide services in design, technical support, and production, while Haas will offer its expertise and commercial advantages to Toyota.
Further details regarding the specific areas of collaboration between Toyota and Haas are expected to be announced at a press conference on Friday in Japan.
Toyota Gazoo Racing is currently competing in the World Rally Championship, World Endurance Championship, and World Rally-Raid Championship. Its European facility, located in Cologne, features two wind tunnels and also served as the original factory for Toyota, which raced in F1 from 2002 to 2009.
As part of the agreement, starting from next week’s United States Grand Prix, the Toyota Gazoo Racing logo will appear on Haas vehicles.
Haas team principal Ayao Komatsu expressed his excitement about the agreement, stating: “I am extremely excited about the initiation of this technical partnership between MoneyGram Haas F1 Team and Toyota Gazoo Racing. Having a world-leading organization in the automotive sector support and collaborate with our organization while aiming to develop their own technical and engineering expertise is a partnership that offers clear benefits for both sides.”
He emphasized the importance of gaining access to the resources and knowledge at Toyota Gazoo Racing, as well as leveraging their technical and production processes to enhance Haas’s development and competitive edge in Formula 1. “In return, we are providing Toyota Gazoo Racing with a platform to fully utilize and advance their internal engineering capabilities,” he added.
Komatsu noted that the collaboration with Toyota has the approval of their long-term partner, Ferrari, stating, “I am pleased that Scuderia Ferrari, with whom we continue our long-term partnership in Formula 1 and at the beginning of the season, has supported the formation of this new technical partnership.”
Tomoya Takahashi, president of Toyota Gazoo Racing, remarked: “By competing at the pinnacle of motorsport with MoneyGram Haas F1 Team, we aim to nurture drivers, engineers, and mechanics, while also strengthening the capabilities of both MoneyGram Haas F1 Team and Toyota Gazoo Racing. Additionally, we aspire to contribute to motorsport and the automotive industry.”
