Ford publicizes return to Formula One from 2026 season with Red Bull

Ford will return to Formula One in 2026, when the game enters a brand new engine period, the American automaker introduced on Friday, forward of Red Bull’s launch in New York.

New Delhi,UPDATED: Feb 3, 2023 21:34 IST

Ford publicizes return to Formula One from 2026 season with Red Bull (Reuters)

By India Today Web Desk: Ford has confirmed their upcoming return to Formula One in 2026 by way of a “long-term strategic technical partnership” with Red Bull Powertrains, forward of the game’s new engine rules taking impact.

Ford will collaborate with Red Bull Powertrains, an organization based to develop future engines for each Red Bull and sister staff AlphaTauri.

“This is the start of a thrilling new chapter in Ford’s motorsports story that began when my great-grandfather [Henry Ford] won a race that helped launch our company,” mentioned Bill Ford, Executive Chairman, Ford Motor Company.

“Ford, alongside world champions, Oracle Red Bull Racing, is returning to the pinnacle of the sport, bringing Ford’s long tradition of innovation, sustainability and electrification to one of the world’s most visible stages.”

Ford offered their Jaguar branded staff to Red Bull in 2004 and the present champions are nonetheless based mostly on the identical 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.

Jim Farley, President and CEO, Ford Motor Company, commented: “Ford’s return to Formula 1 with Red Bull Racing is all about where we are going as a company – increasingly electric, software-defined, modern vehicles and experiences.

“F1 will likely be an extremely cost-effective platform to innovate, share concepts and applied sciences, and have interaction with tens of tens of millions of recent prospects.”

Red Bull Team Principal Christian Horner added: “It’s improbable to be welcoming Ford again into Formula 1 by way of this partnership. As an unbiased engine producer to have the power to learn from an OEM’s expertise like Ford places us in good stead towards the competitors.

“They are a manufacturer rich in motoring history that spans generations. From Jim Clark to Ayrton Senna and Michael Schumacher, the lineage speaks for itself. For us as Red Bull Powertrains to open the next chapter of that dynasty, as Red Bull Ford, is tremendously exciting.

Formula One will have a new power unit from 2026 using 100% sustainable fuels and a greater electrical component.

“Ford’s return to Formula One with Red Bull Racing is all about the place we’re going as an organization — more and more electrical, software-defined, fashionable autos and experiences,” mentioned Ford president and CEO Jim Farley.

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Feb 3, 2023