The U.S.-owned team, who use Ferrari engines and also has close ties with Maranello, said they would be rebranded as TGR Haas F1 from 2026.

Vettel was always the outside bet. He’d become F1’s youngest race winner in 2008, aged 21, but the pressure of his first championship fight through 2010 had tolled at points with some on-track errors. At no point had he led the standings, and it was only thanks to a late-season surge with wins in Japan and Brazil that he’d stayed in the hunt.

Dates for final race in 2025 - The 2025 F1 season nears its end as both McLaren drivers and Max Verstappen fight for the title

The victory, aided by a costly strategy error by McLaren, sets up a thrilling three-way title decider next Sunday with Lando Norris leading Max Verstappen and Oscar Piastri in the standings.

The news comes as Haas shows signs of competitive revival, and a year after the two sides' initial partnership began

The Haas Formula 1 team will get a new name next season, further showcasing its relationship with Japanese automaker Toyota

Yuki Tsunoda will not be on the grid in the F1 2026 season. Max Verstappen's current teammate has been notified by Red Bull Racing he will not be a part of the Formula One grid in 2026, as the team has chosen to promote star rookie Isack Hadjar to drive alongside the Dutch driver next year.

Max Verstappen wins in Qatar to move to second in the 2025 F1 drivers' championship, as McLaren's strategy errors hampers Piastri and Norris