Haas confirms that Ryō Hirakawa has joined the team as a reserve driver and will participate in FP1 at the Bahrain GP

Hirakawa was part of Alpine's reserve driver roster for this year, taking part in Friday's first practice in Japan instead of Jack Doohan. But as part of Toyota's technical alliance with Haas, Hirakawa will now move across to the American team for the remainder of the season.

Another driver has confirmed they are switching teams after the Japanese Grand Prix, despite having only signed for his now previous employer at the start of this year