Haas unveils 2026 F1 automobile livery as Toyota turns into title sponsor

The Haas Method 1 workforce has turn out to be the third squad to unveil its livery for the forthcoming 2026 marketing campaign – its first with Toyota Gazoo Racing as title sponsor.

Each events entered a technical partnership on the finish of 2024, however the relationship has been strengthened for this 12 months with the official identify changing into ‘TGR Haas F1 Group’.

That has been mirrored in Haas’ new livery: Toyota has acquired branding throughout the engine cowl, entrance wing and the entrance of the halo for the season which introduces widespread regulation modifications.

The American outfit comes into it having completed eighth in final 12 months’s standings with Oliver Bearman and Esteban Ocon, who will stay as drivers this season, giving Haas its greatest factors whole (79) since 2018.

“Like all groups, we’ve confronted the problem of competing in 2025 whereas trying to design and now construct these new-regulation entries for the 2026 season,” mentioned proprietor Gene Haas, whose workforce has joined Pink Bull and Racing Bulls in already launching their new design.

“The pre-season will probably be essential to grasp what these vehicles are able to and the way the drivers, engineers and groups on the whole adapt to them. We not less than have continuity when it comes to the drivers, with Ollie and Esteban, in addition to in our design and engineering groups.

“Final season’s competitors within the midfield was of an exceptionally excessive customary, it was robust, and we have to exit once more and proceed to develop – each on- and off-track. Personally, I’m going to be very to see how the competitors shakes out throughout the grid and what these new laws deliver when it comes to efficiency.”

Haas VF-26

Picture by: Haas F1 Group

The brand new livery options much more white than final 12 months, with it changing the beforehand black engine cowl and entrance halo plus further purple to signify Toyota colors.

Haas additionally unveiled its design by means of a easy on-line occasion, moderately than an enormous gathering in Detroit just like the Pink Bull-owned groups which occurred final Thursday.

And thru the photographs supplied, it’s clear that Haas has gone for a pushrod entrance suspension and has opted for a pushrod setup on the rear as effectively. The renders additionally characteristic extensive winglets on its entrance wing.

“It feels virtually a bit surreal to be unveiling a brand new automobile this early within the 12 months, nevertheless it’s not any much less thrilling venturing into a brand new F1 marketing campaign – particularly one with such a change in laws,” mentioned workforce principal Ayao Komatsu.

“We’re absolutely targeted on being prepared for shakedown week in Barcelona. It’s been a monumental effort from everybody on the workforce to work with such a decent turnaround time from the tip of final season to placing vehicles on monitor in January.

“It goes with out saying that after a lot speak, we are able to’t wait to see how these vehicles will carry out and what we’ll face as we then progress by means of our check packages forward of Australia.

“Observe time goes to be essential by means of Spain and Bahrain and whereas we all know there’s going to be challenges alongside the best way, we do that as a result of we’re captivated with Method 1.”

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Audi would be the subsequent workforce to launch its automobile on Tuesday, earlier than monitor motion begins on 26 January for 5 days of personal testing in Barcelona forward of the Melbourne opener on 6-8 March.

Pictures from Haas launch

Haas VF-26