Toyota back in F1 with Haas tie-up

The United States-owned Haas Formula One team and Toyota announced a multi-year technical partnership on Oct 11, in a move bringing Japan's biggest carmaker back to grand prix racing for the first time since 2009.

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Haas will continue to use Ferrari power units after agreeing in July a contract extension to the end of 2028.

Haas, whose team principal Ayao Komatsu is Japanese, are seventh in the constructors' championship with 31 points going into their home US Grand Prix in Austin, Texas, next week.

The partnership with Toyota Gazoo Racing, the carmaker's motor sports division, starts immediately with branding on the VF-24 cars driven by Nico Hulkenberg and Kevin Magnussen at the Circuit of the Americas.

Toyota Gazoo Racing will become Haas's official technical partner with both parties sharing expertise, knowledge and resources. Toyota will provide design, technical and manufacturing services.