On Friday morning Ford introduced that the American producer would return to Formula 1 in 2026, in a partnership with Red Bull. Ford final participated in F1 through the 2004 season, and loved a 38-year run within the sport. Over practically 4 many years, Ford was half of 10 Constructors’ championships and 13 Drivers’ championships
Ford government chair Bill Ford stated its return to F1 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. Ford 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.”
The announcement was welcomed by each F1 President Stefano Domenicali, and FIA President Mohamed Ben Sulayem. “The news today that Ford is coming to Formula 1 from 2026 is great for the sport and we are excited to see them join the incredible automotive partners already in Formula 1,” Domenicali stated. “Ford is a world model with an unbelievable heritage in racing and the automotive world and so they see the massive worth that our platform offers with over half a billion followers around the globe.
According to President Ben Sulayem, Ford’s wealthy historical past is a large a part of the puzzle, together with their standing as an American producer. “There are few manufacturers who have such a celebrated motorsport history as Ford, so to see them coming back to the FIA Formula 1 World Championship is excellent news,” Ben Sulayem stated. “It additional underlines the success of the 2026 Power Unit Regulations which have at their coronary heart a dedication to each sustainability and spectacle, and naturally having extra curiosity from the United States is necessary for the continued development of the world’s high motorsport class.“
At a reside occasion in New York City Friday morning, the place Red Bull unveiled their RB19 for the upcoming season, Team Principal Christian Horner and Ford President and CEO Jim Farley introduced the settlement. Farley joined Horner on stage in entrance of the RB19 to announce the partnership. “Ford is going to return to Formula 1 after 20 years” Farley stated. “We wanted to go in a direction that’s authentic to us … we’ve decided to have a strategic and technical partnership with Red Bull for 2026 … it’s a big deal for us.”
For Horner, he referred to as the partnership “tremendously exciting,” and a “big moment” for Red Bull Racing.
The announcement comes as F1 continues to broaden within the United States, and considers increasing the sector past ten groups. Throughout the reside occasion Friday morning, each Horner and Red Bull drivers Max Verstappen, Sergio Perez, and Daniel Ricciardo talked concerning the development o the game within the United States, and the three races schedule this season stateside.
One group wanting to enter F1 is the upcoming years is the partnership between Andretti Autosport and General Motors. When that partnership was introduced, Michael Andretti pressured the “all-American” nature to the potential Andretti-Cadillac group.
The upcoming partnership between Red Bull and Ford is one other a part of the continued enlargement of F1 into the United States market.