Ford returns to F1 after 2 decades as racing series see surge in popularity

Ford Motor Co. is making a comeback to the pinnacle of motorsports, returning to Formula 1 more than two decades after dropping out.
 

The automaker will reenter F1 in 2026, when new regulations will require teams to increase electrical power by as much as 50% and use fully sustainable ethanol as fuel. Audi also plans to join then, and while Porsche’s talks with Red Bull GmbH recently faltered, it’s still eyeing a way into the racing series.

Ford has a rich history in F1, winning 10 Constructors’ championships and 13 drivers’ championships during a roughly decade and a half stretch