Haas's new Formula One technical partnership with Toyota is aimed at enhancing long-standing arrangements with Ferrari rather than replacing them, team boss Ayao Komatsu said on Friday.

Toyota is returning to Formula 1 after 15 years as the Japanese automaker becomes a “technical partner” of American team Haas.

Haas have announced a new multi-year technical partnership with Toyota Gazoo Racing as the team bid to increase their competitiveness in Formula One.

The U.S.-owned Haas Formula One team and Toyota announced a multi-year technical partnership on Friday in a move bringing Japan's biggest carmaker back to grand prix racing for the first time since 2009.

However, Toyota Chairman Akio Toyoda insists that the partnership does not constitute an actual “return to F1”, although the Haas cars will reportedly feature some Toyota bran

The Haas Formula 1 team has announced a new multi-year technical partnership with Toyota Gazoo Racing, the motorsport department of the Japanese car manufacturer.

The U.S.-owned Haas Formula One team and Toyota announced a multi-year technical partnership on Friday in a move bringing Japan's biggest carmaker back to grand prix racing for the first time since 2009.

The American team, who have Japanese engineer Ayao Komatsu as their team principal, have a fresh collaboration

Haas has secured a new technical relationship with Toyota’s motorsport division with a multi-year agreement signed. Japanese manufacturer Toyota has returned to F1 in the form of a new technical arrangement with the Haas Formula 1 team.

The Haas Formula 1 team has announced a technical partnership with Toyota Gazoo Racing, the motorsport division of the Japanese manufacturer. The deal will see Toyota, which is to become Haas’s ‘Official Technical Partner’,