Haas F1 Team's Danish driver Kevin Magnussen drives during the 2023 Formula One Australian Grand Prix at the Albert Park Circuit in Melbourne on April 2, 2023. Picture: WILLIAM WEST, AFP
Ferrari will continue to supply engines to the Haas Formula One team until at least the end of the 2028 season, the American outfit announced on Tuesday.
Ferrari have provided power units since Haas made their grand prix debut in 2016.
“I’m thrilled to extend our relationship with Scuderia Ferrari until 2028,” said Ayao Komatsu, the team principal.
“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.”
Formula One is introducing new power unit rules in 2026, emphasising hybrid components and running fully on sustainable fuels. Haas are seventh in the constructors’ championship out of the 10 teams, with 27 points ahead of the 13th round of the season this weekend.
In addition to Haas, Ferrari also provide engines for Sauber, but that will become an Audi works team in 2026.
Utilizing Ferrari Power Units Through to 2028 🏁
— MoneyGram Haas F1 Team (@HaasF1Team) July 16, 2024
We're delighted to confirm the extension of our long-running technical partnership with Scuderia Ferrari through to the completion of the 2028 FIA Formula 1 World Championship season.#HaasF1
The F1 calendar continues this weekend in Hungary, where overtaking is difficult and qualifying key to a good race. Red Bull’s Max Verstappen currently leads the world drivers’ championship on 255 points, 84 points ahead of Lando Norris of McLaren.
It is expected that the Dutchman will be challenged by the paddock again at the Hungoring.
Meanwhile, Australian Remy Gardner will replace injured MotoGP wild card Cal Crutchlow at the Briton’s home GP next month, Yamaha said on Monday.
Gardner, 26-year-old son of 1987 world champion Wayne, was also a stand-in for Yamaha’s injured Spaniard Alex Rins in Germany on July 7.
Crutchlow, who retired from full-time racing at the end of the 2020 season, would have been the only British rider in the top category at Silverstone but was forced to withdraw due to a hand injury.
“I had surgery on my hand two months ago and the recovery has not gone as expected at all, leading to a further surgery and complications,” the 38-year-old team test rider said. “It is important to let my hand heal fully before trying to ride the MotoGP bike.”
Rins is expected to have made a full recovery by the time of the race at Silverstone. The British MotoGP is scheduled for August 4.
AFP and Reuters