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From DFV to Red Bull: Ford’s glorious F1 timeline
The announcement of Ford’s 2026 return to F1 is the latest chapter in a grand prix involvement which has ultimately brought huge success
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The racer behind Ford’s F1 partnership with Red Bull
Why did Ford re-enter Formula 1 with Red Bull? It makes technical and marketing sense, writes Andrew Frankel, but don’t discount the enthusiasm of its racer boss
F1
Herbert remembers Ford’s last F1 win with ‘Team Milton Keynes’
The Red Bull – Ford announcement sees the link-up of two organisations which have tasted victory together before, as Johnny Herbert remembers
F1
Red Bull & Ford partnership solves F1 team’s key weakness – MPH
Red Bull has announced a partnership with Ford, which returns to F1 for the first time in over 20 years. The deal is the final step in the team becoming a truly independent F1 constructor, writes Mark Hughes
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Podcast: Guenther Steiner, My big break
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Girls on Track UK celebrates 10 years of success at RAC
Girls on Track, Motorsport UK’s initiative to get more women involved in motor sport, marked ten years of progress with a triumphant event at London’s Royal Automobile Club
F1
Williams in F1 2026: Serious contender or just a feel-good story?
Three years into James Vowles’ tenure, Williams’ 2026 F1 car is no longer about recovery, but about whether the rebuild is capable of going any further
F1
How the Barcelona test went for every F1 team
The Barcelona Formula 1 ‘shakedown’ came to an end on Friday with varying fortunes for the teams who were putting this year’s all-new cars through their paces for the first time
F1
When an accountant fired Adrian Newey and doomed an F1 team
An accountant sacked F1’s future design legend in 1990 – then watched helplessly as Newey’s final creation proved the accountant spectacularly wrong
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