American Haas F1 Team VF-26 Car Revealed
The Haas F1 Team is off to a quick start for the 2026 Formula 1 season. The American outfit is the first to fully reveal its contender built to the all-new regulations being implemented this year.
The VF-26 features the team’s signature red, white and black color scheme and Toyota Gazoo Racing sponsorship, which is an extension of an existing technical partnership with the Japanese brand.
However, the Haas continues to use a Ferrari-sourced power unit, as it has since the team launched in 2016.
Red Bull and Racing Bulls have shown their primary 2026 liveries and Cadillac has debuted the test livery its cars will be wearing during the preseason, but all were featured on display vehicles, not the final race designs.
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The VF-26 shows off the smaller footprint of the 2026 formula, its narrower tires, narrower front wing , reshaped rear wing and large “shark fin” element on the engine cover.
The cars feature adjustable aerodynamic elements that can reduce drag on straight track sections and increase downforce for the curves that’s similar to DRS, but not meant to be a passing assistance.
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Instead, the 2026 cars feature hybrid power units with a new 50/50 split between the internal combustion engine and electric motor and an Overtake Mode that increases the output of the electric motor will be available to cars within one second of the car in front of them on designated sections of the track.
While Haas says this is the car, there are likely to be some differences at the first closed Formula 1 test session in Barcelona January 26-30, where all of the cars will be running together ahead of public tests in Bahrain on February 11-13 and 18-20.
The new Cadillac Formula 1 Team, which will also be powered by Ferrari in 2026, is set to reveal its official livery in a commercial that will run during the Super Bowl on Feb. 8.