Ford returning to Formula One in 2026

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Ford will return to Formula One with reigning champions Red Bull in 2026 when the game enters a brand new engine period, the U.S. carmaker mentioned on Friday on the group’s 2023 livery launch in New York.

The U.S. carmaker will companion Red Bull Powertrains, the corporate established to construct engines for Red Bull and sister group AlphaTauri after an current buyer association with Honda expires.

Ford mentioned it will present experience in areas together with battery cell and electrical motor know-how, in addition to energy unit management software program and analytics.

Red Bull Ford will present energy models to each Red Bull groups till not less than 2030 and the news was welcomed by Formula One Management and the governing FIA.

“The news today that Ford is coming to Formula One from 2026 is great for the sport and we are excited to see them join the incredible automotive partners already in Formula One,” Formula One Chief Executive Stefano Domenicali mentioned.

Ford offered their Jaguar branded group to Red Bull in 2004 and the present champions are nonetheless based mostly on the similar manufacturing facility in central England.

The blue oval final appeared in Formula One with Jordan in 2004 however the firm stays the game’s third most profitable engine producer of all time.

“This is the start of a thrilling new chapter in Ford’s motorsports story that began when my great-grandfather won a race that helped launch our company,” mentioned government chairman Bill Ford.

Formula One could have a brand new energy unit from 2026 utilizing 100 per cent sustainable fuels and a larger electrical part.

“Ford’s return to Formula One with Red Bull Racing is all about where we are going as a company — increasingly electric, software-defined, modern vehicles and experiences,” mentioned Ford president and CEO Jim Farley.

“F1 will be an incredibly cost-effective platform to innovate, share ideas and technologies, and engage with tens of millions of new customers.”

Farley drove an electrical Ford automobile into the launch venue after the announcement.

Ford’s announcement comes after rival General Motors and their Cadillac model teamed up with Andretti Autosport who’re looking for to enter Formula One as an eleventh group.

Formula One’s governing physique on Thursday formally began a course of that might result in new groups getting into the championship from 2025.

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