Haas extend Ferrari technical partnership until 2028 and continue Toyota talks

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Haas has extended their technical partnership with Ferrari until the end of the 2028 season.

The American team will continue to benefit from Ferrari power units in the continuation of a collaboration that began in 2016, Haas’s first year of Formula 1.

Ayao Komatsu, Team Principal of Haas said: “I’m thrilled to extend our relationship with Scuderia Ferrari until 2028. 

“As an organisation we’ve only ever raced with Ferrari power units and to have that continued stability moving into the next set of power unit regulations is a key part of our on-going development.”

They have contested all 178 of their Grand Prix starts with Ferrari power and will have the added stability of an established engine manufacturer heading into 2026 and the overhaul of the engine regulations.

The power output will be split 50/50 between the internal combustion engine and electrical power, and the MGU-H will be removed.

Komatsu continued: “The relationship with Scuderia Ferrari has always been a special one to us – they were instrumental in the genesis of the program back in the early days and have continued to be a valuable technical partner to us throughout the past nine seasons. 

“I’m delighted we now have more seasons ahead and my thanks go to Fred Vasseur and many others at Scuderia Ferrari for continuing to show faith in our project. This announcement is just another example of the long-term ambition of MoneyGram Haas F1 Team – our investment and growth in the sport continues.”

Haas sit seventh in the Constructors’ Championship at the halfway mark of the season and are on an upward curve. 

They suffered in 2023, staying rooted to the bottom of the standings and scoring just 12 points. By contrast, Haas has recorded 26 points with 12 rounds to go this year.

Formula 1’s only American outfit has had conversations with Toyota over using their technical facilities in Cologne.

An F1 programme of its own is unlikely for Toyota, but a team partnership is more of a possibility.