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As Ford vs. Ferrari approaches, the press tour begins. Naturally, Matt Damon took a 289 Cobra to visit Jay Leno and talk about the movie and reveal a few details. As someone who knew Carroll Shelby, Leno is especially well placed to judge Damon's portrayal of the story's central character. And...

Am I going to go see Ford v. Ferrari on opening weekend? Yes. Is there anything short of the revelation that Le Mans is a subplot and this is actually a movie about chicken farming that would me from going to see the movie? No. So what exactly is the point of this trailer? Porn. The latest...

This June, the Ford GT will race its last 24 Heures du Mans as a factory race car. To mark the occasion Ford is fielding four special liveries to celebrate its successes at the legendary race. “In 2016, Ford returned to Le Mans to mark the 50th anniversary of our incredible 1966 win and we...

Fifty years ago Ford was fresh off two consecutive victories at Le Mans, and looking for a third. They would not be denied.  The victory eventually went to the number 9 John Wyer Automotive Engineering GT40 of Pedro Rodriguez and Lucien Bianchi. Moreover, the next year, the same car, chassis...

Recently ousted at Ford for unspecified breaches of the company’s code of conduct , Raj Nair has now found himself a new job at Multimatic Motorsport, the company that actually builds the Ford GT. News broke to a Ford GT forum post[/URL] and was then confirmed to Road & Track by the...

Ford Chip Ganassi Racing Check it out. Everyone's favorite hooligan, Ken Block, was given the keys to a Triple Yellow pre-production Ford GT and told to have some fun on Circuit de la Sarthe, just hours before the 2017 Le Mans 24 Hours went green.

Photo: Drew GibsonThe No.67 Ford GT piloted by Andy Priaulx, Harry Tincknell, and Pipo Derani stood on the second spot of the 2017 Le Mans 24 Hours GTE Pro podium. A last-minute battle for the lead between the No.63 Corvette C7.R and the No.97 Aston Martin Vanatage left the Corvette limping...

Photo: Drew Gibson Ford's back at Le Mans to defend its 2016 GTE-Pro class victory on the 50th anniversary of Dan Gurney and A.J Foyt's All-American win in the GT40 Mk.IV, a feat still yet to be repeated. If you're only interested in what the Ford crew's up to, the company has you covered...

All four Ford GTs qualified for the 24 Hours of Le Mans last night without incident.  Top qualifier in the Ford camp was the No.69 of Ryan Briscoe, Richard Westbrook, and Scott Dixon in fifth place, followed by the No.66 in eighth place, the No.67 in ninth and last year’s defending champs in...

Ahead of this weekend's 24 Hours of Le Mans, Ford is giving us a sneak peak into how its drivers physically prep for one of the most challenging races in the world. Hours of sitting in a sauna-like cockpit and cornering forces akin to riding a roller coaster repeatedly face the drivers for...

Photo: Wes Duenkel/FordIndyCar star Tony Kanaan will get his first taste of the 24 Hours of Le Mans when he fills in for the injured Sebastien Bourdais during the French endurance classic. Ford Chip Ganassi Racing confirmed the Brazilian would join Joey Hand and Dirk Muller in the defending...

As Sebastien Bourdais recovers from his ugly crash during Indy 500 qualifying Ford is searching for a replacement to take the Frenchman's place in during next month's 24 Hours of Le Mans. Bourdais' crash fractured his hip and his pelvis, rendering him unfit to once again share driving duties...

Ford has been smacked with a weight increase and a power reduction ahead of next month's 24 Hours of Le Mans.  According to new Balance of Performance tables effective for the Le Mans Test Day on June 4, the Fords will participate with 20kg of weight ballast added and neutered turbo boost...

We already knew FoMoCo had committed to the Ford GT program until at least 2019 , today Ford confirms the trend will continue at Le Mans as well.  Ford Performance global director Dave Pericak told Sportscar365 the American auto giant will continue to submit four entry requests for the life...