Ford’s motorsport team has 3D-printed over 1,000 parts in preparation for its 2026 F1 debut with Red Bull, creatively testing them with methods borrowed from aerospace. 3D-printed Top Gun anyone ...

Ford says it has already built about 1,000 parts for Red Bull, including 3D-printed cold plates for batteries, and it’s testing them using methods more commonly found in the aerospace industry.

Early F1 cars were far from the aerodynamic beasts of today. ... Engineers are now 3D printing car and engine parts to speed up the research and development process. Augmented reality ...

Reliability is key in an F1 car, so around $350,000 is invested into the gearbox, which drivers control via a paddle system. Both the front and rear wings combine for a price of $250,000.

This is particularly useful considering how expensive F1 cars and their parts are. Each component must be custom-built and hand-fitted, resulting in astronomical development costs and a long ...

As for the parts from Senna's F1 engine, HRC says the RA100E V-10 was disassembled at its factory in Sakura City, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. The people who pulled it apart were also the original ...

Ford is 3D-printing parts for the 2026 Red Bull F1 car. Story by Cat Dow • 3d. F ord’s motorsport team has 3D-printed over 1,000 parts in preparation for its 2026 F1 debut with Red Bull, ...

Reliability is key in an F1 car, so around $350,000 is invested into the gearbox, which drivers control via a paddle system. Both the front and rear wings combine for a price of $250,000.