{"id":21917,"date":"2023-02-19T09:01:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-19T09:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/formula1news.co.uk\/?p=21917"},"modified":"2023-02-19T01:38:57","modified_gmt":"2023-02-19T01:38:57","slug":"ford-addresses-fears-over-red-bull-partnership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/formula1news.co.uk\/ford-addresses-fears-over-red-bull-partnership\/","title":{"rendered":"Ford addresses fears over Red Bull partnership"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The major shakeup in engine regulations that is coming in 2026 presents an opportunity for the teams to rethink their power unit partnerships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Audi will complete their takeover of Sauber that year and car giants Ford will return to the sport after nearly two decades away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ford will partner with Red Bull Powertrains to become Red Bull Ford, helping to power the team and optimise the capabilities of their power unit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ford are heavily involved in NASCAR and some American fans have expressed their concerns about their return to F1, suggesting that they could now neglect their other teams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Global director of Ford Performance Motorsports Mark Rushbrook has insisted that this is not the case, claiming that the F1 project is an addition to their plans rather than a replacement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe way that we\u2019re approaching it is Formula One, for us, is an overlay to our existing programs,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt is not substitutional or displacing any of our current plans.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another US car giant could also be joining the grid in 2026 in General Motors, who are hoping to enter F1 with Andretti-Cadillac, using Cadillac as the flagship brand for the F1 venture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jim Campbell, the vice president of performance and motorsports for Chevrolet has suggested that General Motors\u2019 involvement in F1 could actually benefit their NASCAR teams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI would say for us, we are early in the process,\u201d he said. \u201cJust this past week we submitted our expression of interest to the FIA, so there are a number of steps before we would be considered to be in the series. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSo we still have a ways to go on our side, but this would be really complimentary and we use performance and racing as a place to really learn on the track and develop employees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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