The Latest Breaking News from Mark Rushbrook

The reasons behind Ford's impending WRC factory return

The American marque will make a full factory return to the WRC, having had a half-factory status with M-Sport over recent years

Autosport · Oct 1

Why Ford's WRC comeback was a “fairly easy decision”

The American marque will make a full factory return to the WRC, having had a half-factory status with M-Sport over recent years

Motorsport · Oct 1

Why Ford 'loves the V8 idea' in F1 amid changing road car strategy

Ford Performance director Mark Rushbrook says the American company would welcome a return to V8 engines in Formula 1, as Ford’s revised road car strategy means combustion engines remain an important part of its portfolio

Autosport · May 18

What Laurent Mekies' engineering background adds to Red Bull, according to Ford

Mark Rushbrook says Christian Horner deserves “full credit” for his role in building the Red Bull-Ford partnership, which has had its first test in Barcelona this week

Motorsport · Jan 28

Ford: Horner deserves respect, but Mekies' engineering background an asset in F1

Mark Rushbrook says Christian Horner deserves “full credit” for his role in building the Red Bull-Ford partnership, which has had its first test in Barcelona this week

Autosport · Jan 28

Inside Red Bull Powertrains: The four-year race to build an all-new F1 engine

Red Bull Racing will be competing in Formula 1 with its own engines for the first time this year. But how has the engine project been developed over the past four years and what is its current status? Engine chief Ben Hodgkinson explains.

Motorsport · Jan 16

Inside Red Bull Powertrains: How Red Bull and Ford built their F1 engine project

Red Bull will be competing in F1 with its own engines for the first time this year. But how has the engine project been developed over the past four years and what is its current status?

Autosport · Jan 16

Why Ford has a different F1 timeline than Audi – and how it relates to Verstappen

While Audi aims to compete for the F1 world title in 2030, Ford understands that it has to deliver from the get-go with Red Bull - a target also linked to Max Verstappen's future

Autosport · Jan 10

Why Ford’s F1 timeline differs from Audi – and what it means for Max Verstappen

While Audi aims to compete for the F1 world title in 2030, Ford understands that it has to deliver from the get-go with Red Bull - a target also linked to Verstappen's future

Motorsport · Jan 10

Ford is Bringing F1 To Detroit. Here's Why That Matters

Formula 1 has long been a European affair. Cars were revealed under rain clouds hanging over Silverstone or on Italy's famous Fiorano asphalt. But on 15 January, the F1 world will look to the birthplace of the muscle car, Detroit, for Red Bull's unveiling of its 2026 challenger. 

Motor1 · Jan 6