Final Up to date: February 03, 2023, 22:24 IST
Pink Bull have received the drivers championship twice in a row now. (AP Photograph)
Ford offered their Jaguar branded F1 staff to Pink Bull in 2004
Ford will return to Method One with reigning champions Pink Bull in 2026 when the game enters a brand new engine period, the US carmaker mentioned on Friday on the staff’s 2023 livery launch in New York.
The US carmaker will associate Pink Bull Powertrains, the corporate established to construct engines for Pink Bull and sister staff AlphaTauri after an current buyer association with Honda expires.
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Ford mentioned it could present experience in areas together with battery cell and electrical motor expertise, in addition to energy unit management software program and analytics.
Pink Bull Ford will present energy models to each Pink Bull groups till a minimum of 2030 and the information was welcome by Method One Administration and the governing FIA.
“The information immediately that Ford is coming to Method One from 2026 is nice for the game and we’re excited to see them be part of the unimaginable automotive companions already in Method One,” Method One Chief Govt Stefano Domenicali mentioned.
Ford offered their Jaguar branded staff to Pink Bull in 2004 and the present champions are nonetheless primarily based on the similar manufacturing unit in central England.
The blue oval final appeared in Method One with Jordan in 2004 however the firm stays the game’s third most profitable engine producer of all time.
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”That is the beginning of an exhilarating new chapter in Ford’s motorsports story that started when my great-grandfather received a race that helped launch our firm,” mentioned govt chairman Invoice Ford.
Method One can have a brand new energy unit from 2026 utilizing 100% sustainable fuels and a better electrical part.
“Ford’s return to Method One with Pink 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.
“F1 might be an extremely cost-effective platform to innovate, share concepts and applied sciences, and interact with tens of tens of millions of recent prospects.”
Farley drove an electrical Ford automobile into the launch venue after the announcement.
Ford’s announcement comes after rival Basic Motors and their Cadillac model teamed up with Andretti Autosport who’re in search of to enter Method One as an eleventh staff.
Method One’s governing physique on Thursday formally began a course of that would result in new groups getting into the championship from 2025.
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