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Why Ford 'loves the V8 idea' in F1 amid changing road car strategy

Ford Performance director Mark Rushbrook says the American company would welcome a return to V8 engines in Formula 1, as Ford’s revised road car strategy means combustion engines remain an important part of its portfolio

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How competitive is the Red Bull Ford F1 engine compared to Mercedes?

Ford Performance director Mark Rushbrook says Red Bull Ford is “in the mix” as a newcomer, but stresses that the competitive picture still changes depending on the conditions

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DTM Red Bull Ring: Engel ends Mercedes' win drought with dominant charge

Maro Engel ends Mercedes' curse in Austria, while polesitter Kelvin van der Linde struggles to sixth

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What Laurent Mekies' engineering background adds to Red Bull, according to Ford

Mark Rushbrook says Christian Horner deserves “full credit” for his role in building the Red Bull-Ford partnership, which has had its first test in Barcelona this week

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Ford: Horner deserves respect, but Mekies' engineering background an asset in F1

Mark Rushbrook says Christian Horner deserves “full credit” for his role in building the Red Bull-Ford partnership, which has had its first test in Barcelona this week

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Ford Maverick Street Truck Gets 300 HP With the Mustang's Turbo

Ford revived the street truck formula a little over a year ago with the launch of the Maverick Lobo. For this year’s SEMA, the Blue Oval is taking things a step further by equipping its smallest pickup with a host of Ford Performance Parts. Compatible with the AWD XL, XLT,…

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Ford Performance Has a New Name

This week, Ford Performance announced a major change to give its image an overhaul. From now on, Ford Performance will be known as Ford Racing, as it continues to venture further into motorsport.

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Daytona 500 winner signs up for Supercars 'adventure'

NASCAR driver Austin Cindric, who won the 2022 Daytona 500, will head to Australia later this year to compete in this year's final Supercars event.

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Tickford Racing could field NASCAR star in Adelaide Supercars race

Tickford Racing is pursuing a wildcard entry at the final round of the 2025 Supercars Championship in Adelaide in November, which could see it run a yet-to-be-named NASCAR Cup driver.

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DTM Norisring: Preining triumphs in chaotic race from Aitken

Manthey Porsche driver Thomas Preining clinched victory in the second DTM race of the Norisring round.

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DTM Norisring: Thomas Preining wins chaotic race

Manthey Porsche driver Thomas Preining clinched victory in the second race of the Norisring round in the 2025 DTM season.

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Ford reveals more details about 2027 WEC LMDh challenger

Ford has appointed ORECA as chassis partner for its return to the top-tier of sportscar racing in the 2027 World Endurance Championship, having revealed more details about its LMDh programme.

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Exclusive: Ford "won't run away" if Max Verstappen leaves Red Bull

Behind the scenes, work is already in full swing at all engine manufacturers for 2026, with Red Bull Powertrains and Ford no exception. Mark Rushbrook, boss of Ford Motorsport and Ford Performance, already stated that most internal goals are being met, although he emphasised that it’s impossible to hit all…

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Exclusive: Ford "won't run away" if Verstappen leaves Red Bull

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Triple Eight makes shock switch to Ford in Supercars

Ford has shocked the Supercars pitlane by signing reigning Supercars champion team Triple Eight Race Engineering for 2026 and beyond.

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Ford commits to Le Mans return for outright victory bid with LMDh car

The Blue Oval's factory effort will compete for the overall Le Mans 24-hour victory for the first time since 1982

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Ford back to Le Mans for outright victory bid

Ford will return to the Le Mans 24 Hours to fight for overall victory as a part of a World Endurance Championship campaign with an LMDh prototype in 2027.

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An electrifying first look at Ford's Mustang Mach-E NASCAR EV prototype

After a first try at a racing EV with the series, Ford took the project solo and created a prototype that could help shape the next gen for Ford competition

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Frankie Muniz gets closer to NASCAR dream with full-time ride

"I'm so excited to announce that I'm going to be racing full-time next year in the NASCAR Truck Series," actor Frankie Muniz said in a video posted by Ford Performance. "I can't wait. I'm so excited to be full-time. We're going to have so much fun next year. I can't…

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Ekstrom joins Ford’s Dakar team for 2025 after Audi exit

Mattias Ekstrom will join Ford’s factory programme in the Dakar Rally in 2025 after ending a 23-year stint with Audi.

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Gradient Racing switching to Ford for 2025 IMSA season

Gradient Racing has announced the acquisition of the new Ford Mustang GT3 for next year as part of a "long-term commitment" to compete in the GTD class of the IMSA SportsCar Championship.

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Under the skin of Ford’s Pikes Peak pace-setter

When Romain Dumas whistled to the top of the fabled 12.42-mile Pikes Peak hillclimb in a time of 8m53.553s, there were mixed emotions in the Ford camp. His Ford F-150 Lightning SuperTruck had set the fastest time of the event on one hand, but on the other, the Frenchman’s time…

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Noah Gragson to join Front Row Motorsports in 2025

Front Row Motorsports – which previously had announced it would add a third team next year – announced on Wednesday that it had signed Noah Gragson to a multi-year deal to drive for one of its teams beginning next season.

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What next for Hailie Deegan in NASCAR?

Hailie Deegan is probably more important to NASCAR racing than it realizes. Since Danica Patrick retired from competition, Deegan has emerged as the most likely successor to her standing as the leading lady of stock car competition in America.

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Dumas, Ford win Pikes Peak despite stopping on course

Romain Dumas took his fifth outright victory in the famous Pikes Peak hillclimb aboard Ford's F-150 Lightning SuperTruck electric demonstrator, despite briefly coming to a halt and having to restart.

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