Haas has prolonged its settlement with Toyota to incorporate a title partnership and might be generally known as TGR Haas F1 Workforce from 2026 onwards.
Its earlier title take care of MoneyGram ends on the finish of this season, and Haas has had a technical partnership with Toyota’s motorsport arm Toyota Gazoo Racing (TGR) since late final 12 months. The following stage of the partnership will see TGR take over title partnership rights forward of the introduction of recent rules in 2026.
TGR’s involvement has enabled Haas to implement a Take a look at of Customer Automotive (TPC) program this 12 months, giving seat time to Toyota-affiliated drivers Ryo Hirakawa, Ritomo Miyata, Sho Tsuboi and Kamui Kobayashi, which is able to change into generally known as the TGR Haas Driver Growth Program from subsequent 12 months.
“It’s a well-deserved honor to deepen our relationship with TGR by means of this new title partnership settlement,” stated Haas Workforce Principal Ayao Komatsu. “Our partnership thus far has been the whole lot we had hoped for, as evidenced by means of the profitable operating of TPC this season, however there was way more occurring behind the scenes, together with the event and set up of a simulator at our Banbury facility within the lead-up to 2026.”
“The event of expertise working collaboratively between Haas F1 Workforce and TGR has introduced large advantages to us, and it’ll solely develop much more as our partnership matures. We’re excited to develop additional with our driver program and past, and it’s reassuring to know the depth of expertise that TGR is supporting within the course of.”
Toyota Motor Company Chairman Akio Toyoda stated the partnership has to this point had a significant impression on human sources throughout the firm.
Mr. Toyoda stated, “By means of the problem of making ready for the 2025 season, I witnessed TGR’s younger drivers and engineers believing in their very own potential and beginning to transfer in the direction of larger desires.” “I used to be deeply moved by this transformation, and right this moment I can say with confidence: Toyota is lastly shifting. It is actually shifting.”
“I wish to specific my honest gratitude to Gene Haas and Ayao Komatsu for standing by our younger members, believing of their potential, and dealing with the longer term with the identical ardour and perspective.
“By taking one other step ahead in our partnership with Haas subsequent 12 months, TGR’s ‘Individuals, Product, Pipeline’ slogan will speed up in methods by no means seen earlier than. It is time for the following era to take their first steps onto the world stage. Along with Gene Haas, Ayao and all the TGR Haas F1 Workforce, we’re constructing each our tradition and our crew for the longer term. Toyota is really shifting ahead now.”
The 2026 TGR Haas livery might be unveiled on-line on January twenty third, the identical day because the Alpine, forward of the Barcelona shakedown subsequent week.
