The American Formula One team will officially be titled TGR Haas F1 Team from next season as TOYOTA GAZOO Racing (TGR) assumes title partnership rights with the squad powered by Ferrari.
“It’s naturally a privilege to deepen our relationship with TGR through this new title partnership agreement,” commented Ayao Komatsu, Team Principal of Haas F1 Team.
“Our working relationship to date has been everything we hoped it would be. It’s been evidenced through our successful TPC running this season, but there’s been so much more going on behind the scenes too, including the development and installation of the simulator at our Banbury facility for 2026.”
Haas F1 official press release remarks that the core objectives of the relationship focus on ‘People, Product, Pipeline,’ including “the development of essential human resources such as drivers, engineers, and mechanics to build a sustainable motorsports industry and culture.”
“The cultivation of personnel, all working collaboratively between Haas F1 Team and TGR, has benefited us greatly, and that’s something that will only increase as our partnership matures, added Komatsu.
“We’re excited to further grow with the likes of our driver program too, and it’s been encouraging to see the depth of talent TGR is backing in that process.”
In October 2024, the Formula One outfit, sitting eighth in the Constructors’ championship with one round to go in Abu Dhabi, entered a multi-year technical partnership with the Japanese car maker’s motorsport division.
The alliance brought Toyota, with over 60 years of motorsport history to its name, back to Formula 1 for the first time since 2009.
The first steps of their collaboration led to the execution of the team’s first fully-fledged TPC program (Testing of Previous Car), running the VF-23 challenger across 14 days, throughout the 2025 season.
The outings took place in circuits such as Silverstone, Paul Ricard, Fuji Speedway, Imola, and Mugello with Japanese drivers Ryo Hirakawa (Haas Test and Reserve Driver), Ritomo Miyata, Sho Tsuboi, and Kamui Kobayashi at the wheel.
Furthermore, from 2026, the TPC program will officially be known as the TGR Haas Driver Development Program.
“Throughout our challenges in the 2025 season, I witnessed young TGR drivers and engineers begin to believe in their own potential and set their sights on even greater dreams,” outlined Akio Toyoda, Chairman of Toyota Motor Corporation.
“By taking our partnership with Haas another step forward next year, TGR’s ‘People, Product, Pipeline’ mantra, will accelerate in a way we have never seen before,” Toyoda further asserted.
“The time has come for the next generation to take its first steps toward the world stage. Together with Gene Haas, Ayao, and everyone at TGR Haas F1 Team, we will build both a culture and a team for the future. Toyota is now truly on the move.”
Haas currently sits eighth in the Constructors’ championship in the lead up to the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, having added 73 valuable points to their name with Frenchman Esteban Ocon and rookie Oliver Bearman.
TGR Haas F1 Team will pull the covers off the VF-26 livery online on January 23rd ahead of Formula One three-day private testing, scheduled from January 26-30 at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Spain.