As FoMoCo’ jumps on the Formula 1 Bandwogon, and
Hopes to Cash in…
By now it’s old news over the Ford Motor Company
announcing their return to Formula 1 in the Big Apple ten days ago. When Red
Bull became the very first ever Formula 1 Constructor to hold an F1 Car launch
in the United States. Making it’s ‘lil Seester Scuderia AlphaTauri’s NYC launch
two days ago seem somewhat Quaint.
As what seems overlooked was that on the same
day of Ford’s announcement, the FIA also announced that six Power Unit (PU) Manufacturers
had registered to supply Power Units for the 2026-2030 PU Formulae.
The most interesting of these six, which include
two new enities, is the return of Honda. While the three current PU suppliers,
i.e.; Alpine, (Renault) Ferrari and Mercedes Benz are joined by Audi and Red
Bull Ford.
What’s Funny about this to Mwah is All of the Grumbling being made by the current 10 F1
Teams over Michael Andretti’s ambitions of becoming the Sport’s 11th Formula 1
Constructor with GM’s Cadillac for 2026. Since they’re “worried” it will be a
Badge Engineering exercise, which is exactly what Ford just agreed to due with
Red Bull and AlphaTauri. But I guess the only difference is that those are
existing F1 Teams, and I noticed that they were careful to call it Red Bull
Ford instead…
But like I said. The most interesting Playah’
in this announcement was Honda’s desire to now return to Formula 1 after having
pulled the plug at the end of the 2021 F1 season.
Thus I can only speculate is this who Andretti
and Cadillac would partner with to build their PU’s? Since General Motors and
Honda have a habbit of sharing joint technical alliances. Presuming that the
ten little European F1 Teams are gracious enough to allow Michael Andretti to
join their exclusive party.
Otherwise I’m left wondering who Honda would
produce Power Units for? Although Williams Honda would have a nice synergy to
it, provided it’s newly anointed Team Principal James Vowles can right it’s floundering
ship?
Or will Honda power a yet as of unknown of potential,
new 12th F1 Constructor? And what about the stillborn Porsche PU effort? And
does this mean that the current 10 F1 Teams won’t let Cadillac come and play?
But like Grizzled F1 Journo’ Hoe Saward just said regarding the annual F1 Car launch season. It’s the Warm ‘N Fluffy part of the season. When everybody has visions of Grandeur, even though some are Delusional!
