Esteban Ocon has actually responded to the news that Toyota Gazoo Racing and the Haas Formula 1 group have actually formed a multi-year technical collaboration. This cooperation marks Toyota's go back to the sport, reigniting its participation because its withdrawal as a works group and engine provider in 2009. The collaboration covers the exchange of technical competence, understanding, and resources.
Haas, an American group that debuted in Formula 1 in 2016 and has actually been carefully related to Ferrari as a satellite group, stands to benefit extremely from Toyota's engineering and production experience. Ayao Komatsu, Haas's group principal, shared his interest about the collaboration.
“I'm extremely thrilled that MoneyGram Haas F1 Team and Toyota Gazoo Racing have actually come together to participate in this technical collaboration,” he specified. “To have a world leader in the automobile sector assistance and work together with our company, while looking for to establish and accelerate their own technical and engineering competence– it's just a collaboration with apparent advantages on both sides.
“The capability to take advantage of the resources and understanding base readily available at TOYOTA GAZOO Racing, while gaining from their technical and production procedures, will contribute in our own advancement and our clear desire to additional boost our competitiveness in Formula 1.
Esteban Ocon of France and Alpine F1 goes to the Drivers Press Conference throughout sneak peeks ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of United States at Circuit of The Americas on October 17, 2024 in Austin, Texas … Mark Sutton/Getty Images
“In return we provide a platform for TOYOTA GAZOO Racing to totally use and consequently advance their internal engineering abilities.”
Komatsu likewise confessed his thankfulness to people associated with supporting the collaboration, consisting of Stefano Domenicali and Fred Vasseur from the Ferrari group.
“I'm naturally delighted that we've had the assistance of the similarity Formula 1 and our long-lasting partner, Scuderia Ferrari– who we revealed our additional extension with earlier in the season, in the development of this brand-new technical collaboration– developed to attain ongoing success in our Formula 1 undertakings.
“Together with Gene Haas, I ‘d particularly like to thank Stefano Domenicali (CEO– Formula 1) and Fred Vasseur (Team Principal– Scuderia Ferrari) on that front, and with Toyota I ‘d like to thank Akio Toyoda (Chairman– Toyota Motor Corporation), Tomoya Takahashi (President– GAZOO Racing Company) and Masaya Kaji (Project Manager– GAZOO Racing Company).
“Everyone at MoneyGram Haas F1 Team is anticipating the collective outcomes of this brand-new relationship, we can't wait to start and satisfy our combined aspirations.”
For Toyota, the go back to Formula 1 through this collaboration represents a chance to deepen its know-how in motorsports. From 2002 to 2009, Toyota got involved as a complete works group, attaining 13 podium surfaces and a finest outcome of 4th in the Constructors' Championship. Now, the business goes back to the peak of motorsports with a restored focus. Tomoya Takahashi, President of Gazoo Racing Company,
