When the safety car went in, on lap five, Giancarlo Fisichella was first in his Force India Mercedes, with Kimi Raikkonen’s Ferrari close behind. The safety car came out, slowing drivers down while the track was cleared. The hilly, winding circuit had already seen four drivers retire following a collision on the first lap. The 2009 Belgian Formula 1 Grand Prix was decided in the fifth lap. CNN Sans ™ & © 2016 Cable News Network.The battery in a Formula 1 car provides a vital performance boost – but only if it can cope with the extreme conditions of a race. Market holidays and trading hours provided by Copp Clark Limited. All content of the Dow Jones branded indices Copyright S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC and/or its affiliates. Standard & Poor’s and S&P are registered trademarks of Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC and Dow Jones is a registered trademark of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings LLC. Dow Jones: The Dow Jones branded indices are proprietary to and are calculated, distributed and marketed by DJI Opco, a subsidiary of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC and have been licensed for use to S&P Opco, LLC and CNN. Chicago Mercantile: Certain market data is the property of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. US market indices are shown in real time, except for the S&P 500 which is refreshed every two minutes. Your CNN account Log in to your CNN account Ford and Red Bull already work together in rally racing. Ford currently competes in a variety of motorsports, including endurance sports car racing, drag racing and off-road races. Ford first entered the sport in 1968 with Lotus. “It’s a great time to turn a whole new generation of Americans on to these Ford EVs.”ĭespite leaving the sport in 2004 after selling Jaguar Racing to Red Bull - Ford owned the Jaguar brand at the time - Ford remains the third most successful engine manufacturer in Formula 1 after Mercedes and Ferrari. ![]() “Both the tech transfer and the marketing,” he said. ![]() (TSLA) in electric vehicle sales, and Farley said F1 could help close that gap. ![]() With the Ford F-150 Lightning and Mustang Mach-E, Ford currently ranks a distant second to Tesla Before 2022, the only Formula One races in the US in the past decade were held in Austin, Texas, which is still the most popular event on the F1 calendar.īesides the ability to research electric drive systems, the growing American audience is a key reason Ford decided to get back into the sport, Farley said in an interview with CNN. The Netflix documentary series “Drive to Survive” has been one factor that has increased the sport’s visibility in the US, and races in Miami and Las Vegas have been added to the race calendar in recent years. Alpine is a sports car brand owned by France’s Renault.įormula 1 racing is very popular in Europe and has recently found increasing popularity in the United States. (GM) has said its team will work with Alpine on the power unit for its cars. The new power units will rely much more on electric power and will burn renewable fuels in less powerful V6 engines. ![]() (F) and Red Bull will work to create new hybrid power units, which include an internal combustion engine and electric motor, to comply with new requirements for the 2026 racing season. The cars can produce over 1,000 horsepower and reach speeds of more than 200 miles per hour on track. “F1 will be an incredibly cost-effective platform to innovate, share ideas and technologies, and engage with tens of millions of new customers,” Ford chief executive Jim Farley said in a statement.įormula 1 race cars use V6 engines with hybrid electric technology. While GM’s plan requires approval by the sport’s governing body, something that is not guaranteed, Ford has an agreement to work with Red Bull Powertrains which supplies hybrid engines to both of Red Bull’s F1 teams. Following General Motors’ recent announcement that it’s applying, along with Andretti Global, to field a team in the prestigious racing series, Ford has now announced that it’s getting back into the sport to help build engines. America’s major automakers are getting back into Formula 1 racing.
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