ABU DHABI ¨C Toyota Gazoo Racing, the Aichi-based carmaker¡¯s motorsports division, will become the title sponsor of the Haas Formula One team next season in a deal that strengthens an existing technical partnership.

The U.S.-owned team, which uses Ferrari engines and also has close ties with the Italian team, said it would be rebranded as TGR Haas F1 from 2026.

¡°Our working relationship to date has been everything we hoped it would be,¡± said Haas¡¯ Japanese team principal Ayao Komatsu.

¡°The cultivation of personnel, all working collaboratively between Haas F1 Team and TGR, has benefited us greatly and that¡¯s something that will only increase as our partnership matures.¡±

Haas, the smallest of what will be 11 teams on the starting grid next season, is eighth in the standings ahead of this weekend¡¯s season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

The team announced a multiyear technical partnership with Toyota in October last year, a move that brought Japan¡¯s biggest carmaker back to F1 racing for the first time since 2009.

Toyota has provided design, technical and manufacturing services and used the partnership to develop young drivers, engineers and mechanics through the testing of previous car programs.

¡°Throughout our challenges in the 2025 season, I witnessed young TGR drivers and engineers begin to believe in their own potential and set their sights on even greater dreams,¡± said Toyota Chairman Akio Toyoda in a statement.

¡°The time has come for the next generation to take their first steps toward the world stage. Together with Gene Haas, Ayao, and everyone at TGR Haas F1 Team, we will build both a culture and a team for the future. Toyota is now truly on the move.¡±

Toyota driver Ryo Hirakawa is among those who have benefited from the partnership, having taken part in three practice sessions since becoming Haas¡¯ reserve driver earlier this year.

The team will unveil its 2026 livery online on Jan. 23 before a first test behind closed doors at Barcelona¡¯s Circuit de Catalunya from Jan. 26-30.