Ford rebranded its performance arm as Ford Racing earlier this year. The move highlights that Ford will be doing its most high-profile racing sometime as a new partner for Red Bull in Formula 1. But the Ford Racing rebrand will also be about connecting Ford’s racing efforts with its production cars. Ford Performance never became Ford’s equivalent of Mercedes-AMG or BMW M, and the long-dead Special Vehicle Team (SVT) never expanded the way it was once envisioned.
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