Ford Motor Co. has partnered with Red Bull Racing to produce power units for Formula One, focusing on the electric power element of the new 2026 rules, while also competing in NASCAR, off-road rally and the World Endurance Championship.

Synonymous with Formula One powertrains in the 1960s with its legendary Cosworth engines, Ford returns to F1 in 2026 as powertrain partner with Red Bull Racing. The team unveiled its livery, waving the red, yellow, and blue: red and yellow for the energy drinkmaker’s raging bull mixed with the automaker’s Blue Oval logo.

Max Verstappen is unlikely to be Formula 1 world champion in 2026 in a message that came through clearly from Laurent Mekies during Red Bull’s launch event in Detroit. Mekies has acknowledged that Red Bull,