Toyota will provide “design, technical and manufacturing services” to Haas as part of a new, multi-year deal between the two. Haas says it will supply “technical expertise and commercial benefits in return.” Toyota junior drivers will be able to drive Haas cars (in private tests and/or FP1 outings).

The new deal will not affect Haas’ current arrangement with Ferrari, who supply their power units, gearboxes and some other parts. The two companies recently extended until 2028.

Haas domination incoming.

Link to Haas press release: https://www.haasf1team.com/news/moneygram-haas-f1-team-enters-technical-partnership-toyota-gazoo-racing

Was rumored a few months ago: https://lemmy.world/post/17436220

I feel like this came out of nowhere, but this seems like it’s going to be a giant benefit for Haas as a team. We could very likely see Toyota Haas in the next couple years. It’d be huge for them to move away from the dependency on Dallara for both design and manufacturing and could see them become a whole lot more competitive

"Gazoo" (from 画像 (Gazō, lit. "image")) is the name of a portal site that Toyota was involved in establishing