Haas F1 Is Running a Godzilla-Themed Car in the Japanese Grand Prix

Haas F1 Is Running a Godzilla Car at Suzuka Haas F1 Team The Haas F1 team made waves when it signed Toyota's new performance brand Gazoo Racing as a title sponsor this past off-season, but the program is not done signing major sponsors from Japan. Next up is a titan of its industry ... or at least, a titan, according to the fictional kaiju research organization Monarch.

Yes, Godzilla is partnering with America's other Formula 1 team for two upcoming races. The deal with long-time Godzilla studio Toho is meant to promote the upcoming film Godzilla Minus Zero , a sequel to the Oscar-winning post-World War II epic Godzilla Minus One . That movie exists in a different universe from the American Godzilla / King Kong "Monsterverse" movies produced by Warner Bros.

and Legendary, meaning that the Haas deal is sponsored by just one of the two concurrent Godzilla-starring franchises being produced during our current kaiju renaissance. Unveiling the King of Monsters 🐉 Our official livery for the Japanese GP takes the iconic @Godzilla_Toho to Suzuka 🇯🇵 #HaasF1 #F1 pic. twitter.

com/RJAXeYErOx — TGR Haas F1 Team (@HaasF1Team) March 24, 2026 The first of two races starring Mothra's long-time situationship is this weekend's Japanese Grand Prix. In a special livery for the race, everyone's favorite nuclear-powered reptile can be seen blowing atomic breath from the engine cover and toward the sidepod. The collaboration will continue at the United States Grand Prix near Austin in October, just before the U.