Ford is already supplying Red Bull with parts for the 2026 project

      In 2023, the partnership between Red Bull Racing and the American corporation Ford began: joining forces, they are developing a new generation of power plant. In addition to Red Bull Powertrains, a division of Red Bull based in Milton Keynes, UK, Ford has set up its own separate production facility in the US, which is also working on the 2026 project. "It's not about simple parts like nuts and bolts," Speedcafe Australia quoted Christian Hurtrich, Ford Performance's chief motoring officer, as saying. - These are all complex parts made of metal and polymers, which are tested in extreme conditions to withstand the stresses of the race, where the average speed is about 200 miles per hour. To avoid confusion, we have to specify: we are talking, apparently, about the average maximum speed, and on the track conditionally classic configuration, but there are also urban tracks, where speeds are clearly lower. For example, the distance of the Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi Lando Norris, the winner of that race, has overcome with an average speed of 212.246 km / h, and in Monaco Charles Leclair was the first to cross the finish line, passing 78 laps almost twice slower.

      According to Hurtrich, Ford has already produced about 1,000 different parts for Red Bull Racing, each of which undergoes the strictest comprehensive inspection to avoid the slightest defect. "We are using the experience and knowledge of all Ford racing teams that are helping to implement this program," he continued. - It's not just the motorsports division that has gotten involved in the project - we're seeing people from all different areas of the company getting involved, which is great.