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Haas extends technical tie-up with Ferrari to 2028 · F1 · RaceFans

Carlos Sainz Jnr, Kevin Magnussen, Bahrain, 2024

Haas will proceed to make use of energy models and different elements equipped by Ferrari till not less than 2028 after extending a deal which has been in place because it entered Method 1.

The brand new deal extends the partnership into 2026, when F1 will introduce new technical rules together with the primary change to the facility unit guidelines since 2014.

Staff principal Ayao Komatsu stated the deal gives vital continuity for the group. “As an organisation we’ve solely ever raced with Ferrari energy models and to have that continued stability shifting into the following set of energy unit rules is a key a part of our ongoing improvement,” he stated.

“The connection with Scuderia Ferrari has at all times been a particular one to us – they had been instrumental within the genesis of this system again within the early days and have continued to be a invaluable technical associate to us all through the previous 9 seasons.”

Haas entered F1 in 2016 and has used energy models, gearboxes and different elements together with suspension elements equipped by Ferrari since then, and in addition makes use of the Italian group’s wind tunnel for improvement. It should turn into Ferrari’s sole buyer group in 2026 when Sauber turns into Audi’s works F1 group.

The shut relationship between the 2 groups prompted complaints from rivals within the yr instantly after Haas’s arrival in F1, who described Gene Haas’ operation as a ‘Ferrari B group’. F1 later scaled again the amount of elements groups had been allowed to acquire from different rivals.

Haas achieved its finest constructors championship end with fifth place in 2018. The group fell to final within the standings in 2021 and once more final yr, however made a stronger begin to this season and now lies seventh on 27 factors.

Ferrari Driver Academy member Oliver Bearman will be part of Haas subsequent yr in a separate deal.

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