Toyota’s return to Components 1 with Haas shouldn’t be a step in the direction of a return as a chassis or engine builder, it has indicated.
The producer competed in F1 as a full works crew between 2002 and 2009. Its branding will seem on Haas’ vehicles from the following spherical of the world championship as the 2 start a brand new expertise and useful resource sharing association.
A number of of Toyota’s rivals could have a extra vital presence on the grid from 2026. Audi could have a full works crew, Honda is returning as Aston Martin’s energy unit provider and Ford is helping Purple Bull in its hybrid improvement programme.
However Toyota Gazoo Racing common supervisor Masaya Kaji advised media together with RaceFans right this moment: “We have now no plan to have a crew in Components 1. At this second now we have our greatest alternative, the best choice to collaborate with Haas.”
“Relating to the ability unit, sadly now we have no plan to enter energy unit provide at this second,” Kaji added.
Toyota’s return to F1 happened as CEO Akio Toyoda mentioned he wished to offer the crew’s motorsport personnel, together with its drivers, the good thing about contact with racing within the high flight.
“He’s all the time fascinated about drivers,” mentioned Kaji. “I had a communication with [him] firstly of this yr and he wish to discover a manner for our drivers and engineers and mechanics to enter the highest class for good studying and growing individuals. So after this communication I began the communication with some groups, together with Haas and as I mentioned, Haas was one of the best associate.”
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Toyota already has a connection to F1 to McLaren by means of one among its junior drivers. “We have now a relationship with McLaren, with Ryo Hirakawa,” mentioned Kaji. “After all now we have some reference to different groups.”
Kaji first made contact with Haas crew principal Ayao Komatsu a couple of potential collaboration round six months in the past. “Haas and Komatsu-san is our greatest associate as a result of our scope is strictly the identical and we will strengthen the crew collectively,” he mentioned. “Our sturdy factors and weak factors [complement] so we discovered a great reply to collaborate with Haas and Komatsu-san.”
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