Haas have revealed their 2026 Formula 1 challenger in digital renders, showing a bold white-and-red livery a week before Shakedown Week in Barcelona.
The American team again chose an online launch rather than a dedicated event, with the car to be seen on track for the first time in Barcelona.
The team will keep the same driver line-up of Esteban Ocon and Ollie Bearman for their 11th season, with Ayao Komatsu remaining team principal. The reveal offered an early look at the new 2026 rules, which introduce smaller, lighter cars with engines split 50-50 between fuel and electric power, using advanced sustainable fuel.
The updated livery includes increased branding from Toyota Gazoo Racing, which has expanded its partnership into a title deal for 2026.
Team’s reactions
Owner Gene Haas said the challenge has been balancing 2025 competition with designing and building the new cars.
«Like all teams, we’ve faced the challenge of competing in 2025 while looking to design and now build these new-regulation entries for the 2026 season,» Haas said. «The pre-season will be crucial to understand what these cars are capable of and how the drivers, engineers and teams in general adapt to them.»
He added: «We at least have continuity in terms of the drivers, with Ollie [Bearman] and Esteban [Ocon], as well as in our design and engineering teams.»
Komatsu said it felt surreal to reveal the car so early but praised the team’s work.
Time to turn heads. This is the VF-26 🤩#HaasF1 #F1 pic.twitter.com/navqIquZeF
— TGR Haas F1 Team (@HaasF1Team) January 19, 2026
Ocon said the team is growing and serious about progress.
«I’m excited about this year. This team is really growing, and this team is learning a lot,» Ocon said. «I really hope, and I trust that this team will give us a great tool to be fighting towards the front, and towards the points.»
Bearman added: «I really upped my game… I’m excited to continue that this year.»
Haas will head to Barcelona this weekend ahead of Shakedown Week at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on January 26, before official pre-season testing in Bahrain on February 11-13 and February 18-20.
Kursiv also reports that Red Bull and Racing Bulls lifted the covers off their 2026 Formula 1 challengers at a joint launch event at Michigan Central Station.
