Official: BBS Japan still partners with Ferrari for the supply of wheels

Together again While the shakedown continues in Barcelona for almost all the teams, who will complete their work on Friday, Ferrari has announced the multi-year renewal with an important technical partner: the Maranello team has in fact extended its collaboration with BBS Japan, supplier of wheels for the Prancing Horse since this season. From 2022 to 2025, the Japanese company had been the sole and standard supplier for the entire starting grid, but with the new regulations that will come into force this year each team will be able to complete developments. Ferrari, awaiting the first GP of the season, has decided to regularly continue the collaboration with BBS Japan, founded in 1992. The announcement and the first declarations In this way, the Ferrari’s Japanese partner will collaborate closely with the latter, which has officially announced the renewal of the partnership on its official website: “Scuderia Ferrari HP is pleased to announce BBS Japan as Technical Partner as part of a multi-year agreement, which starting from the 2026 season will see the company become exclusive supplier of the team’s magnesium wheels. The agreement marks the return of a historic technical collaboration between Ferrari and BBS, which began in 1992. As part of the partnership, BBS Japan will collaborate closely with Scuderia Ferrari HP on the development and production of the magnesium wheels, providing advanced expertise in component design, cutting-edge forging technologies and rigorous quality control processes, to support the performance and reliability required by the 2026 technical regulations.” “We are truly honored to enter into this new technical partnership with Scuderia Ferrari HP – added Takayuki Nitta, President of BBS Japan – our relationship has lasted for over thirty years and it is deeply meaningful to once again stand alongside Scuderia Ferrari at the highest levels of competition. Ferrari’s unwavering passion, competitive spirit and relentless pursuit of excellence perfectly reflect the values that define BBS. We are proud to contribute to Ferrari with our technology and craftsmanship in forged rims, while the team embarks on the next chapter of its extraordinary story.”