P1racenews AI automatic summary:
The freshly announced technical partnership between Toyota and Haas is a tentative return to Formula 1 from the Japanese brand, with no plans for a power unit project in the near future.
On Friday, Haas introduced Toyota Gazoo Racing as an Official Technical Partner. Toyota will provide Haas access to its wind tunnel in Cologne, aerodynamic expertise, design and manufacturing capabilities, and more. Toyota is also giving Haas a new simulator at its facility in Banbury and will offer engineers and young drivers for a Testing of Previous Car Programme. However, Toyota will not supply an F1 engine to Haas as Ferrari will continue as the power unit supplier until 2028. This partnership between Haas and Toyota focuses on the chassis side of the technical alliance, not the power unit side. Furthermore, Toyota has no plans to enter power unit production for F1 and aims to inspire young talents for careers in F1. Toyota’s past involvement in F1 with its own team in the early 2000s did not yield success, and now it prefers collaborating with Haas over forming its own team. The commercial dynamics in F1 with manufacturers show a mutual interest, but Toyota’s collaboration with Haas does not involve sponsorship changes, emphasizing the development of personnel as the main goal.
