Haas F1 stays silent on “speculative” studies concerning Toyota’s return to F1[F1-Gate.com]

The Haas F1 Staff has been quiet for now amid hypothesis that this may very well be Toyota’s means again into F1. Late final yr, Toyota-backed Ryo Hirakawa grew to become a McLaren take a look at driver, sparking rumors that the Japanese automotive large was contemplating a return to F1.

Nonetheless, the Toyota rumors had been dominated out after Toyota Gazoo Racing normal supervisor Masaya Kaji was within the Haas storage on the British Grand Prix final weekend. Denmark’s Ekstra Bladet cited a number of media studies this week and steered that Toyota’s first step may very well be a branding and naming deal just like what Sauber as soon as had with Alfa Romeo. “The article additionally states that the 2 firms are contemplating long-term technical cooperation,” the paper mentioned. “Toyota Gazoo Racing has a wind tunnel and important amenities in Cologne, the place the automotive large’s F1 challenge occurred within the 2000s. Hypothesis.” This yr, Japanese engineer Reio Komatsu was named Haas crew principal, changing the sacked Gunther Steiner.