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Haas, Ferrari and the VF-26 Manufacturing Connection

The official 2026 Haas VF-26 specification confirms Ferrari power, transmission, steering and instrumentation. See what Haas builds, integrates and verifies.

2026 grid11 constructors
Power units5 manufacturers
CoverageMachining through inspection
Source standardOfficial links · dated
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Haas Racing · Haas Automation · Ferrari power

Yes: Haas still uses Ferrari power in 2026. The official VF-26 specification names Ferrari's O67/6 1.6-liter turbo V6 hybrid power unit and also lists Ferrari transmission, steering and cockpit instrumentation.

Three names, three different roles

Haas Automation

The CNC machine-tool company founded by Gene Haas and the industrial identity behind the team's origin. Its presence makes Haas the clearest mainstream connection between F1 and the global machining audience.

TGR Haas F1 Team

The Formula 1 constructor. TOYOTA GAZOO Racing became title partner for 2026 and the organizations describe a technical relationship focused on people, product and pipeline.

Ferrari

The 2026 power-unit and named systems supplier. The official Haas specification—not rumor—is the correct source for the relationship.

Machine Blue Book

The independent reference layer connecting the public specification to machining, inspection, purchasing and machine research.

What the official VF-26 sheet says

Power unitFerrari O67/6, 1.6-liter turbocharged V6 hybrid
TransmissionFerrari
SteeringFerrari
Cockpit instrumentationFerrari
ChassisCarbon-fiber and honeycomb composite structure
BodyworkCarbon fiber
BrakesCarbon self-ventilating discs with nickel-plated aluminum calipers; Brembo identified
Wheels and tiresBBS wheels · Pirelli tires
Fuel and lubricantsShell

Why the relationship is a manufacturing story

A modern Formula 1 car is a system of in-house design, regulated components, supplier systems and specialist production. Haas must integrate the supplied Ferrari hardware into the VF-26 chassis, cooling, controls, structure and operating procedures. Integration creates its own design, machining, fabrication, inspection and validation workload even when a major assembly comes from another manufacturer.

Ferrari's role also shows why “team” and “engine” search terms should not be treated as synonyms. Ferrari powers its works team, Haas and Cadillac in 2026. Haas uses Ferrari power while also deepening its separate TGR technical partnership. Both facts can be true because they occupy different layers of the program.

What precision actually means here

Precision is not a promotional number. It is compatibility across interfaces: geometry, stiffness, heat, fluids, electronics, software, assembly and service. A supplier-controlled system arrives with defined boundaries. The constructor has to preserve those boundaries while making the complete car work. That depends on current configuration, controlled tooling, inspectable datums, clean assemblies and rapid feedback.

No secret-spec fiction: MBB will explain the public hardware and the manufacturing logic, but it will not invent Ferrari tolerances, materials or drawings that neither Haas nor Ferrari has released.

Follow the connection

Haas team file

Drivers, chassis, official partner roster and manufacturing context.

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Ferrari team file

Works team, three-team power footprint and public technical relationships.

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2026 power-unit map

See all five manufacturers and all eleven customer relationships.

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CNC in F1

Move from the team relationship into machine-tool process planning.

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Primary sources and verification

Official sources control current rules, specifications, rosters and relationships. MBB last checked this page on September 28, 2026.