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Britain's Johnny Herbert drove for FordFord are returning to Formula 1 aft much than 22 years retired of the sport, the US car elephantine has confirmed.
The squad volition beryllium backmost successful the paddock for the 2026 play pursuing their departure successful 2004.
Ford are besides expected to denote a partnership with Red Bull aboriginal connected Friday, part-funding their motor from 2026.
"Ford is simply a planetary marque with an unthinkable practice successful racing," said F1 brag Stefano Domenicali.
Ford, the 3rd astir palmy motor shaper successful F1 history, volition effort to adhd to their 13 drivers' championships and 10 constructors' championships.
F1's popularity successful the United States has soared successful caller years with 3 races present connected the 2023 calendar and the Las Vegas circuit making its debut this year.
Las Vegas volition big its inaugural GP this season, pursuing the summation of Miami past year. alongside the Circuit of the Americas successful Texas, arsenic the popularity of Formula 1 continues to grow.
Ford accidental 1 of the cardinal reasons down their instrumentality is their "commitment to sustainability" which aligns with F1's pledge to beryllium c neutral by 2030 and to present sustainable fuels successful F1 cars from 2026.
"The quality that Ford is coming to Formula 1 from 2026 is large for the athletics and we are excited to spot them articulation the unthinkable automotive partners already successful Formula 1," added Domenicali.
"They spot the immense worth that our level provides with implicit fractional a cardinal fans astir the world.
"We judge that our athletics provides the accidental and scope dissimilar immoderate different and we cannot hold for the Ford logo to beryllium racing circular F1's iconic circuits from 2026."
Bill Ford, the car manufacturer's enforcement chair, added: "Ford is returning to the pinnacle of the sport, bringing Ford's agelong contented of innovation, sustainability and electrification to 1 of the world's astir disposable stages."
Ford dominated F1 successful the 1960s and 1970s winning 7 consecutive drivers' championships from 1968 to 1974, earlier their exit successful 2004.
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