Introducing the TGR Haas F1 Team

An All-New Car for 2026

For the 2026 season, Haas F1 Team will introduce an all-new chassis designed and built in-house for the first time in the team’s history. Toyota Gazoo Racing, as a technical partner, contributed its expertise to the development and refinement of the chassis. Power units for the 2026 car will continue to be supplied by Ferrari.

The Driver Lineup For 2026

Oliver Bearman

Oliver Bearman was born on May 8th, 2005, in Chelmsford, United Kingdom.  He currently resides in Monaco. Bearman is single and has been in a relationship with Alicia Stent-Torriani since 2025.

Bearman began his racing career in karting in 2013 at the age of eight. Between 2014 and 2018, he steadily improved his results across the various series he contested. In 2019, Bearman enjoyed a breakthrough season, winning the Winter Cup in the Junior X30 class and finishing first in both the Euro Series and the International Final.

In 2020, Bearman transitioned to open-wheel racing. The following year, he became the first driver to win both the German and Italian Formula 4 Championships. Recognizing his emerging talent, Ferrari signed him to the Scuderia Ferrari Driver Academy in November 2021.

As a result of the close technical partnership between the MoneyGram Haas F1 Team and Scuderia Ferrari, Bearman in 2023 participated in Free Practice 1 (FP1) sessions at both the Mexico City and Abu Dhabi Grand Prix weekends.

For the 2024 Formula One season, both MoneyGram Haas F1 Team and Scuderia Ferrari designated Bearman as their reserve driver. In that role, he made his Formula One race debut with Ferrari at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, finishing an impressive seventh. Bearman also competed for the MoneyGram Haas F1 Team at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, where he finished tenth, scoring points once again, and at the São Paulo Grand Prix, where he finished twelfth.

Furthermore during the 2024 season, Bearman signed a contract to drive full-time for MoneyGram Haas F1 Team beginning in the 2025 season.

In his first full season, Bearman finished 13th in the Drivers’ Championship, scoring a total of 41 points.

Esteban Ocon

Esteban Ocon was born on September 17th, 1996, in Évreux, France.  He currently resides in Geneva, Switzerland. Ocon has been in a relationship with Flavy Barla since 2023.

Ocon began his racing career in karting in 2004 at the age of eight. He won the French Minime Championship 3 times  – in 2007, 2008, and 2011.  He won the KF3 championship in 2010 and finished runner-up in the WSK Euro series in 2011. During the 2010 season, he was signed to the Lotus F1 Junior Development Program.

In 2012, Ocon moved into single-seat racing in the Formula Renault Eurocup. He achieved two podium finishes and ended the season 7^th overall.

The following year, Ocon competed in Formula Renault 2.0, where two victories helped him secure third place in the championship standings

Moving towards the big time.

In 2014, Ocon competed in the FIA Formula 3 European Championship.  He claimed 15 pole positions and 9 race victories enroute to winning the championship in his rookie season. Among his competitors that year was Max Verstappen.  On the strength of his performance, Ocon participated in a Free Practice 1 session for Lotus at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

In 2015, Ocon moved up to GP3 and won the championship in his rookie season. That same year he joined the Mercedes-AMG Young Driver Program.

Ocon made his Formula One debut in 2016, racing a partial season with Manor Racing.

In 2017, Ocon’s first full season in Formula One, he finished 8^th in the Drivers’ Championship.

In 2019, Ocon moved to the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team as the team’s reserve driver.

After sitting out the 2020 season, Ocon returned to Formula One in 2021 with the Renault DP World F1 Team. At the Sakhir Grand Prix, he scored his first Formula One podium by finishing the race in second place.

2022 saw the Renault team transition into the Alpine F1 team, and it was there that Ocon scored his first Formula One victory at the Hungarian Grand Prix.

In 2025, Ocon joined the Haas F1 team. In only his second race with the team, he achieved a season-high fifth-place finish.

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