Haas will continue to use power units and other components supplied by Ferrari until at least 2028 after extending a deal which has been in place since it entered Formula 1.
The new deal extends the partnership into 2026, when F1 will introduce new technical regulations including the first change to the power unit rules since 2014.Team principal Ayao Komatsu said the deal provides important continuity for the team. “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 ongoing development,” he said.
“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.”
Haas entered F1 in 2016 and has used power units, gearboxes and other parts including suspension components supplied by Ferrari since then, and also uses the Italian team’s wind tunnel for development. It will become Ferrari’s sole customer team in 2026 when Sauber becomes Audi’s works F1 team.
The close relationship between the two teams prompted complaints from rivals in the year immediately after Haas’s arrival in F1, who described Gene Haas’ operation as a ‘Ferrari B team’. F1 later scaled back the quantity of parts teams were allowed to obtain from other competitors.
Haas achieved its best constructors championship finish with fifth place in 2018. The team fell to last in the standings in 2021 and again last year, but made a stronger start to this season and now lies seventh on 27 points.
Ferrari Driver Academy member Oliver Bearman will join Haas next year in a separate deal.
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Coventry Climax
16th July 2024, 14:09
So Red Bull have RB as a second team, Ferrari has Haas and Mercedes have their engine customers.
I expect Mercedes to try and get Alpine on board, and they might even try to close a deal on it becoming Mercedes’ second team.
I remember Toto suggesting they should be allowed to run three cars each; my oh my, one guess why.
The idea was officially discarded, but allowed to creep in through the backdoor anyways, it would seem.
In the mean time, Cadillac is not allowed in, but we still call this the world’s constructor’s championship.
Brilliant.
Jere (@jerejj)
16th July 2024, 17:00
Haas is a fully independent team, unlike Visa RB, the only literal B-team, & Renault isn’t planning to abandon their PU program, so any PU supply is pure speculation at this point in time.
Coventry Climax
17th July 2024, 1:41
So independent that they run Ferrari engines, gearboxes, suspensions and young drivers..
Jay
17th July 2024, 10:08
From F1.com in 2022
They also used George Russell for 3 years.
Tifoso1989 (@tifoso1989)
17th July 2024, 10:43
Haas maximizes its intake of transferable parts from Ferrari within the limits of the rules. However, Ferrari has absolutely no influence over Haas’s driver lineup and operations. While Ferrari once placed Mick Schumacher with Haas, they couldn’t retain his seat, and Binotto also failed to secure a spot for Giovinazzi which was one of the many reasons Elkann removed him from his position.
The signing of Oliver Bearman is more attributable to Vasseur’s connections and expertise in driver management. Both he and Toto Wolff have significant direct and indirect control over the driver market.
Regarding RB, they are essentially a proper B-team. RBR selects the personnel, not only the drivers, hired through RB Technology and retains the final say in all operational matters. Even their design philosophy is dictated by RBR. In 2018, they sacrificed Alpha Tauri’s season to evaluate and develop the Honda PU.
Moreover, even in race strategies, RB always seems to avoid interfering with RBR drivers. On the rare occasions they do, they back off instead of racing them, unlike what they do with other teams. Additionally, RB has recently relocated their entire aero facility from Faenza to Milton Keynes. It’s obvious that it’s about more than a technical partenrship.
Mayrton
17th July 2024, 8:42
I see their marketing has totally worked.
Coventry Climax
17th July 2024, 11:11
Still, this is what my crystal ball tells me is the direction F1 is heading, and -this must appeal to you- quite predictable, with the list of parts teams are allowed to use but haven’t designed themselves, and the room, resources and time allowed to do actual design work on the remaining parts ever dwindling.
Yaru (@yaru)
16th July 2024, 20:12
Cadillac can come in as an engine supplier if they want to. It’s just Andretti that aren’t allowed in.
Jere (@jerejj)
16th July 2024, 16:58
So the Toyota return & takeover rumors were unfounded, after all.
Yaru (@yaru)
16th July 2024, 20:16
Um the rumors were about a partnership to use their facilities, not a takeover.
Simon
16th July 2024, 21:16
But predicted or expected by you at some point, as usual
Retired (@jeff1s)
16th July 2024, 17:04
Let’s bring the World Customers Championship !
Mayrton
17th July 2024, 8:49
Teams basically will Haas/RB their way down the field while not allowing new entries. The FOM agreement is dubious. This combination of FIA and Liberty will go down into the books as the end of F1 as a sport. Artificial circus-act, pure entertainment for the masses.