Toyota forms technical partnership with Haas F1 team [Video]

• Toyota Gazoo Racing becomes Haas F1 team’s Official Technical Partner
• Deal will provide Toyota drivers, mechanics, and engineers with F1 experience
• Collaboration includes vehicle development, data analysis, wind tunnel testing, and design of carbon-fiber parts

Toyota hasn’t raced in Formula 1 since 2009, but its chairman, Akio Toyoda, the man who decided that Toyota should exit the sport, still wants an avenue for talented Toyota racing drivers, mechanics, and engineers to experience the pinnacle of motorsports.

That’s why Toyota via its Toyota Gazoo Racing motorsports department is partnering with American F1 team Haas as the team’s Official Technical Partner.

In an announcement made on Oct. 11, Toyota said it reached a basic agreement with Haas on entering a technical partnership concerning vehicle development and other collaborative efforts.

As part of the agreement, the Toyota Gazoo Racing logo will appear on Haas’ F1 cars. The logo will appear on the Ferrari-powered F1 cars as soon as this weekend’s United States …