Haas will compete in this weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix with a special livery commemorating one of the country’s most famous cultural exports.
Godzilla will appear on the sides of the VF-26s which Oliver Bearman and Esteban Ocon will race at Suzuka this weekend. The team presented the design in Tokyo today at an event featuring the pair and team principal Ayao Komatsu.
Haas is the second team to reveal a new livery for this weekend’s race, joining Racing Bulls.
The American-owned team entered a technical partnership with Toyota in 2024 and officially rebranded as ‘TGR Haas F1’ this year. It used a special ‘sakura’ themed livery at last year’s Japanese Grand Prix.
Beraman scored a single point in at Suzuka 12 months ago. He returns to the track fifth in the championship – ahead of world champion Lando Norris – having scored in all three races so far, including both parts of the sprint event in China. That puts Haas fourth in the championship at this early stage, ahead of Red Bull, even with Ocon yet to score.
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