Overview
- Haas F1 will run its first Japan-based Testing of Previous Cars programme on August 6–7 at Toyota-owned Fuji Speedway with tickets open to the public
- Reserve driver Ryo Hirakawa will pilot the VF-23 on day one and reigning Super Formula champion Sho Tsuboi will make his Formula 1 debut on day two
- Toyota Motor Corporation mechanics and engineers will attend both days to gain direct insight into F1 operations
- The test expands Haas’s private TPC activities beyond Europe under its technical partnership with Toyota Gazoo Racing
- Fuji Speedway last hosted a Grand Prix in 2008 and was the site of the Haas-Toyota alliance announcement