Ford Could ENTER LMDh Prototype into WEC and IMSA!

[@johnvandeventer8668]

I would love to see a Ford vs Cadillac battle

[@rickrolled7930]

Fuck it Ford v ferrari

[@Matti-k3s]

Ford vs.Ferrari ❤❤❤

[@halow4]

That would be so dope especially if Ford uses a variation of the Coyote or Predator engine. Two American NA v8 GTPs battling it out on track, won't get any better then that

[@andre2005XD]

or a ford vs ferrari rematch

[@ChristopherGustafson]

@@halow4as an American I agree completely. I could care less if Ferrari beats them. Seeing two major car companies battle it out in the pinnacle of Motorsport (in my opinion) would be awsome

[@FormulaJonah]

Fun fact: If Ford does join Hypercar & GTP, they’ll become the third American brand to join after Cadillac with the V-Series.R, and Glickenhaus with the SCG007!

[@alraptor97raptor91]

Fast fact: It'll also level of generational reacquaintances of the rivalry reminiscing Ford V Ferrari into the Sportscar Platinum era once Henry Ford's monocoque inserts it's LMH/Dh DNA!

[@halow4]

@@FormulaJonah I really wish there was a way for Glickenhaus to race in the hypercar category again. They left before this even took off to what it is now.

[@samuelgarrod8327]

Not fun and not a fact.

[@FormulaJonah]

I agree!

[@FormulaJonah]

It most definitely is a fact

[@elijahmendez-SSGEli]

I hope Ford does go through and make a LMDH car!

[@WyldStallion-bs9oo]

problem is that it wont look like what we see at 8:10. It will probably look more like an LMP car.

[@ChristopherGustafson]

@@WyldStallion-bs9ootrue but we will have to see. I hope they take inspiration from the Ford GT in a way but who knows. But I think your right

[@Bncxx1275]

@@WyldStallion-bs9oo it Will look like aston Martin valkyrie and Porsche 963

[@fuzzynutter8344]

@@WyldStallion-bs9oo Knowing Ford's recent trend, they'd probably try and make it look like a SUV and then call it the GT40 or C100.

[@pedromakotto3344]

this the platinum age of endurance race my friend!

[@johnjones928]

I really hope so.

[@FormulaJonah]

Absolutely!

[@TexasNightmare24]

Man I love this current era of sports car endurance racing

[@FormulaJonah]

Me too! It's the best it's been in years!

[@Dog_Botherer]

Group c will always be remembered for its insanity, but I truly feel this is now 'the golden age' of sports car racing. Until the next one 🤪

[@natelecarde962]

Didn’t Max Verstappen say he wanted to do the Rolex 24? Maybe this is a way he’d be willing to stay at Red Bull.

[@zombiegutkill8043]

Max can go to any team he wants he just has to ask

[@camp9092]

Red bull ford is in it

[@413TomaccoRoad]

He could do Daytona with Acura this year but he's doing another Daytona 24 e race this year.

[@Brick412]

He actually did a test in the Acura ARX-06 GTP so this could hint him going to Acura

[@413TomaccoRoad]

@Brick412 Nope. Just some Honda fun. Yuki drove Palou's championship winning Indy Car also. I was hoping Max would do the Rolex 24 but he's doing another Daytona 24 SIM race instead.

[@Dmooreslotreviews]

I wish Mazda would come back. Also WEC needs to think about dropping tracks that are limiting their grid space

[@michawozniak5492]

Yeah WEC grid should be around 50 cars

[@frankj0484]

I wish Mazda to bring a LMH/LMDH car powered with hybrid rotary engine and Honda to bring the Acura hypercar to challenge Toyota, but it has to rebrand it before entering. FIA needs to expand more tracks and the space in order to fit more cars in.

[@andre2005XD]

they would be a nightmare again

[@Bncxx1275]

Mazda Nissan especially jaguar are dead to international endurance Motorsport

[@Dmooreslotreviews]

@@andre2005XD the Mazda DPi program became quite successful towards the end. They became championship contenders in 2020 and 21. They missed out by 5 points in 20.

[@GPharaod9]

Slapping a Lincoln badge on it would be a nice touch

[@presentjr]

They need the Marketing to be honest. If they enter as Lincoln then it should be a LMDH car to directly compete with Cadillac, but if they enter as Ford it must be a LMH car to give us the Ford VS Ferrari battle.

[@GPharaod9]

@ exactly what I was thinking especially with Acura, Aston, and Genesis being out there.

[@LankyFlames]

This and the Caddy livery reveal today is crazy if Ford and caddy battled on LeMans with Ferrari and Porsche would bring this platinum age of endurance raceing to new heights

[@Rat-Pak]

I agree with what you said at 3:14 about Multimatic being the chassis supplier but I was wondering what the relationship between Multimatic and Aston Martin is. I know Porsche is using Multimatic as their chassis supplier but also saw Aston Martin has had some collaboration with them too.

[@F1ll1nTh3Blanks]

Aston design the chassis, multimatic build it. Aston can do this because it's being built on LMH regulations. Porsche can't because it's on LMDh regulations.

[@Rat-Pak]

I see, I had heard Multimatic built it before but I didn’t know if that’s because Aston Martin used an LMDh chassis but entered the car as LMH so the car wouldn’t need a hybrid system or if was something custom. Thank you!

[@brianhomka290]

I grew up in the Ford vs Ferrari era...Ken Miles was one of my heroes. A return to glory by Ford, would sure make this old man happy!

[@terryjacob8169]

Don't get your hopes up...........

[@fuzzynutter8344]

Ford sort of participated in the 1991 Sportscar World Championship as it was their HB engine, badged as a Jaguar, that powered the Jaguar XJR-14. Which went on to claim that year’s title. And as we know, Ford owned Jaguar back then.

[@FormulaJonah]

You are right!

[@sdx3918]

If ford do make a prototype racer they'll probably join Porsche for best racing ladder for young drivers. They would start in Mustang Challenge, GT4, GT3, and if they're really impressive they can get a prototype drive.

[@eliasmaissour437]

Ford sales if Ford gt inspired LMDh races 📈📈📈📈📈

[@RedBullRacingiGP]

cant do an LMDh based on a road car, doesnt work like that

[@henryswint7792]

@RedBullRacingiGPgenuine question, why not? I don't know much of the details of the regs, but the Valkyrie is based off of a road car, and it fits in the LMH regs, which are allowed to race in IMSA

[@NicoNice24]

@RedBullRacingiGP None of them are "based" on road cars per se, but all of them have their manufacturer's road cars design cues

[@eliasmaissour437]

@RedBullRacingiGP just the styling ques of the gt. They'll need to put in more cash into an lmh prototype to get an actual Ford gt look alike

[@frankj0484]

LMDH cars can't be based on street cars while LMH cars can actually. Ford GT can be in LMH, GT1 and Class1/GT500 bodyworks only.

[@atroxell436]

Glad to see HY/LMP1 competitive again, as well as extending the rules to allow MSA cars! Would be willing to say/bet that this era is gettin up there with Group C

[@w.c.skincare3951]

Great Job as usual! It would be nice to see Ford in LMDh Catagory!!

[@FormulaJonah]

Thank you! I agree with you as well

[@josemojeda1527]

Think Duqueine could partner up with Ford for WEC? I'd assume they want to be competitive at the top class after the Isotta Fraschini disappointment

[@R4M_Tommy]

You'd think Proton would swith from the 963 to Ford.

[@definitely_not_nick41]

@@R4M_Tommyproton for the prototype and then HRT for LMGT3

[@eliasmaissour437]

Very unlikely since duqein having financial issues is what led to isotta fraschini pulling out. The manufacturer was ready but there was no team to run the cars for the rets if the year. They probably are still facing financial issues rn so it'll tkas some time to even consider prototype racing

[@RuffMotorsports93]

I would love to see Chip Ganassi come back with Ford. I was really disappointed to see them step back. Ford has been making some good moves. I primarily focus on NASCAR on my channel and have repeatedly knocked on Ford for not having a serious driver development program, but I’ve noticed that over the last few months they’ve made some really positive moves on that front too. Really glad to see it.

[@JamesBost-fj1mk]

Exciting update Jonah, WEC racing is the place to be for manufacturers to showcase technology, craftsmanship and motorsports entertainment! Do you have any insight as to why Honda/Acura does not race in WEC with its LMDh? It seems like they would be immediately competitive.

[@FormulaJonah]

As for right now Acura / Honda wants to focus their partnership in IMSA partly because the Acura branding is predominately in the US, and their focus for world racing is F1 as an engine supplier. IMSA is the focus for Acura / Honda as of right now though. Hope this helps!

[@Haulinbassracing]

The panoz gt1cars used to run ford engines as well

[@FormulaJonah]

Indeed! Wonderful cars

[@kevinrafisugiharto5380]

Would be awesome to see all brands have to compete in Le Mans in Proto Class, especially to see Ford vs Ferrari again in modern times in main class!

[@camrsr5463]

Hope it happens! Let’s go!

[@DJDouglasWarden]

I wish Indycar could get something going to encourage manufacturers to enter. IMSA and WEC definitely dialed in the correct formula. Ford and Gnassi seem like a good fit. Great video, thank you.

[@Bncxx1275]

They just too much big ego Also big brand not interested on oval track open wheel

[@xero0083]

I wonder 🤔 if they would use the eco-boost v6 that is in the Ford GT. hmmmm 🤔

[@chrisdiomides8123]

Good question.

[@halow4]

Doubt it. That engine is pretty much outdated by now. I could see them using a variation of the Coyote 5.0 or Predator 5.2L engine. That would probably rival the Cadillac in terms of sound.

[@sriharidesai7606]

As an Arjun Maini fan it would be amazing if Ford enters prototypes(He will race for HRT Ford in DTM) gives him a chance at competing for overall victory at 24 Hourse of Lemans

[@NASCAR24FAN100]

Im all for more manufacturers, but I'm curious how all the hypercar interest will effect grid size. And if the class regulations change drastically after 2029, would Ford see value in the car's short lifespan.

[@RianGamer1209]

I would love it if Ford returned to the prototype race car.

[@Gavotoole]

yeah I did see this coming I'm not surprised there a possibility Ford wanted to join the party. You ready should start a pateron I really like your videos packed with really good analysis 👍

[@frankj0484]

So many manufacturers are joining LMH & LMDH programs already. After Genesis/Hyundai and now Ford?! I'm still waiting Honda to bring the Acura hypercar in and Lamborghini to return by next year. I wonder if McLaren, Mazda, Bentley, Volvo/Geely, Chrysler, Red Bull, Nissan and Skoda to join LMH and LMDH programs too.

[@markhunt7434]

A Mclaren hypercar has been a rumour for 3 years now Bentley don't race anymore, nissan only races in super gt(Japan's top gt series)Volvo highly doubtful the rb17(redbulls newey designed car) will need to be massively detuned & skoda highly unlikely Mazda doubtful Chrysler extremely unlikely

[@Dog_Botherer]

Would love to see Ford and other companies take on the challenge.. the more the merrier!

[@LJW1912]

I'd make a Ford vs Ferrari joke, but we called it Le Mans '66 over here because we're cultured :P

[@eamonahern7495]

LMDh makes sense for a couple of reasons. First, they don't have to worry about the development costs of their own chassis as they'll be building on an existing one. Secondly, it's an American brand so it's expected to build around the top tier of American sports cars. I wonder is it possible that they only enter IMSA or enter IMSA first before WEC a year or two later because of WEC's 2-car mandate?

[@zbatchDOC]

1:00 Racing is blowing up right now

[@wonderwu]

I love all these manufacturers want in, and I want them in!

[@Ricktheminer]

Lets hope for liveries like the GT 40 ones

[@ChristopherGustafson]

Not to mention Ford is a really good public road car company. If they do this along with Formula 1 their sales could skyrocket. In my opinion it’s a win win situation if they were to actually make a LMDH prototype hypercar.

[@matthewmullen2303]

If they do enter an LMDH car, it'd look great if they took design cues from the '66 GT40

[@jmirsp4z]

oh hell yeah ford vs ferrari all over again!

[@mddastagir424]

Ford vs Ferrari in hypercar and in GTP classes

[@BeckerFlag]

I like the fact that so many new cars could be coming in but I wonder at what point could it become "too many". IMSA is getting huge numbers now. I mean Daytona is over 60 now. Is there a point where they need to limit entrants? I believe the WEC already does this.

[@garylee1544]

Any Idea on Engines for LMDH car ? Great Video!

[@Lego_Huracan_SuperTrofeo]

Maybe a Coyote derived 5L V8??, that would sound beautiful

[@frankj0484]

Either the V6 EcoBoost or the Voodoo(GT350) engine.

[@x-90]

Death, Taxes, and Ford GTP program

[@Josiah-338]

I also hope Lucid Motors enters World Endurance Championship Hypercar. What, they're my favorite brand.

[@TheWhiskyRebel]

Why are so many manufactures going the more restricted route of LMdH (Acura, BMW, Cadillac, Lamborghini, and Porsche, Alpine, and, possibly, Ford) rather than the more unrestricted LMH route (Aston Martin, Ferrari, Peugeot, and Toyota)? Is it simply a matter of reducing costs? I would have thought more manufacturers, particularly BMW and Porsche, would want to 'strut their stuff' with everything they could develop in LMH.

[@nicolasvega1025]

i would love to see a Ford GT hypercar or something like that

[@the_keen_edge]

More competition is always better for the fan's!

[@Roddy_Zeh]

I'd love to see a GT-based prototype, but with a V8 engine this time, back to its roots!

[@moosenugget7]

I'd hope that Ford not only joins but brings an LMH. Yes, they're more expensive and require more development. But the LMHs (at least Ferrari's and Toyota's) seem to have an advantage when it comes to Le Mans, which I assume would be Ford's ultimate goal. Plus it would make developing a road-version that much easier.

[@Bncxx1275]

They Will choice lmdh for the budget wise If they choose multimatic It Will look like Porsche 963 and Aston Martin valkyrie

[@markhunt7434]

​@@Bncxx1275 lol the multimatic built porsche looks nothing like multimatic built valkyrie

[@agungpratama7703]

I hope this regulation would be extended until 2035, so many manufactures join in Endurance race will be more exciting

[@hrishikeshaggrawal]

Hope redbull comes in too with the rb17

[@jakeelder4695]

I hope they do nothing like a good ol Ford vs GM battle.

[@nicholasbennett5912]

Hell yes

[@lukedanielgalon1596]

Honestly most likely for sure given they are really trying to their best to be in Motorsport and beating The nurburgring laptimes

[@zilentzap]

I think these regulations will even get a largar extension

[@sxmn6963]

Tbh I'm surprised we haven't seen a Manthey 963. Maybe that could somehow come to fruition and Proton could switch to the Ford LMDH since they already have at least 2 seasons worth of experience with the 963 and should be more than capable to run a customer entry while Ford Multimatic could expand from IMSA and also run the factory WEC entries. Of course this is only an ideal scenario and based on current speculation.

[@Bncxx1275]

Don't forget Chip ganassi

[@markhunt7434]

Manthey probably just wants to focus on the nls, formerly vln and porsche's gt entries in wec

[@reekhadol]

LMH/LMDh being so much cheaper than LMP1 and GT3 development being stopped because of EVs is a godsend for the top class of endurance racing. Manufacturers get to compete in the top tier of motorsports at a cost that is many units of magnitude lower than ever before.

[@markhunt7434]

Uh yeah bout that lambo have a new gt3 coming online in 26 Mercedes is the same Toyota/lexus also have a new gt3 coming in 26 ferrari has a evo update for the 296 gt3 coming the same year bmw recently released a evo for the m4gt3

[@reekhadol]

@ most of your examples are same chassis updates, Lexus is the only manufacturer that’s building a new car for GT3. Everyone else is just shining up their old cars but eventually they’re going to go the way of Audi and McLaren.

[@choichi-m1z]

They need to do something.

[@grandicellichannel]

In my wildest dream, if Ford joins, oh boy... Imagine to be followed by Mercedes, Jaguar, Bentley / AUDI and even Alfa Romeo! It would be the perfect Grand Finale of Le Mans' internal combustion engines' Era, with all the major protagonists of it's history to be at the side of Ferrari, Porsche, Alpine, Peugeot, Aston and Toyota... the Great Goodbye before the Hydrogen Protos of 2030s will close forever (for me, honestly, not in the good way, but...we cannot stop an inevitabile future, sadly) a 110 years-long immensly glorious chapter of the Greatest Race in the World... ❤

[@Bncxx1275]

Mercedes and McLaren are on planning too Honda ready to prepare But i tell you from other news Alfa Romeo already reject because they affraid too many brand Will results bad for them Bentley get green light by Volkswagen But because they were to electric switch too early it Will be confused Mazda and Nissan has leave no interest Yeah jaguar just got pink woke

[@urnanfat]

that car looks sexy

[@phildunne7260]

This is exciting news FJ. Come on Audi! Surely you need to be part of this!

[@definitely_not_nick41]

Nope, unfortunately Audi is full F1

[@LankyFlames]

They had a concept of a LMDH but the project just didn't work out

[@markhunt7434]

​@LankyFlames more like they cancelled it when they decided to enter F1 by buying the Sauber team

[@Bncxx1275]

@@markhunt7434 they wasting everything including dakar

[@zilentzap]

Let's hope it happens.

[@gnarishtsarist]

I mean they are gonna be collaborating with Red Bull Power Trains on their in-house engines for their Formula 1 team starting in 2026. So they'll certainly be getting experience with hybrid V6 power trains.

[@gnarishtsarist]

oh he says that in the vid. oops.

[@Charles-jk5px]

Well, Jonah, looks like another wants to board this train, and it's showing no signs of stopping. If this was a Hollywood movie, it would be a star-studded blockbuster. There is one particular manufacturer that I want to see... Alfa Romeo, what are you waiting for?!...

[@LAWNMOWERBLADEMAN]

Please Do Not Play with My emotions …

[@lemansf124]

hypercar updates? its been a while

[@xRoboRedx]

They keep talking about it, but I'll believe it when I see it.

[@Bncxx1275]

That's what endurance sportscars news job Remember they were already talking about hyundai long time ago

[@avatarboi_69420]

No views after 39 seconds bro fell off

[@Falcon0157]

Incorrect

[@gianlozano102]

Audi, Jaguar, Mazda, Bentley, your move.

[@Bncxx1275]

They all dead for endurance Motorsport Nissan too

[@Bncxx1275]

However McLaren and Mercedes are on planning

[@Vergil20000]

My best guess would be because Ferrari joined the Hypercar series. 😅 The rivalry is on once again.

[@adamholliday3391]

Why would they do that? They are already partnered with red bull for their engines. Do they have the money for both?

[@Bncxx1275]

Win win Lmdh are friendly budget actually

[@markhunt7434]

Ford aren't building the redbull engines thou

[@lordracer7743]

so basically its a ford gt gte, but with more wing?

[@LankyFlames]

Thats a Ford GT MKIV the Ford LMDH isn't officially announced yet

[@lllFeanorlll]

I hope they do. I also hope it looks nothing like that ai generated abomination.

[@VinsonASmith]

Mustang GT3 isn’t cutting it, huh? They should have never gone away from the Ford GT. The Mustang GT3 program should have been a constant for years. But Ford being Ford, doesn't stay in for the long haul unless it's NASCAR. We'll see over the next few years.

[@Bncxx1275]

That's what happened to Harley Davidson too when they Suppose to build superbike Not bring big bagger race series

[@FeintMotion]

imagine

[@TiresBlocksandCountryballs]

WEC may have to scrap GT3 to fit all the prototypes

[@Bncxx1275]

Actually the tracks owner need to build more pit garage

[@Maenfy]

That will never happen. WEC is and always was a multiclass championship, a lot of endurance racing gets funded by gentlemen drivers and most fans I'd say want a GT class.

[@TiresBlocksandCountryballs]

@@Maenfy honestly true

[@presentjr]

If Leman’s is what their after then LMH is the way to go and there competitor will be Ferrari.

[@413TomaccoRoad]

That looks more like a Ford GT.

[@RedBullRacingiGP]

ford are not going to be an engine manufacturer in 2026. they will be a partner to RB Power trains and will see the engines branded RBPT Ford. The engines will have an ICE designed and built by RBPT, and the MGU-K will be designed and built with help from Ford.

[@RacingF8n]

Ford couldn't Let Ferrari Dominate Le Mans Again

[@KohliN7]

Ford VS Ferrari 2

[@v4skunk739]

Ford are not making Redbull's engine. Redbull are building it.

[@RacingF8n]

I Knew It

[@MadaraUchiha55910]

Ford v Ferrari part 2 Electric Boogaloo

[@vidbuddy92]

Lmao!! I was the one that mentioned it on one of your videos a few months ago.

[@zbatchDOC]

Well- they’re going to “be” in f1 soon 🤷‍♂️

[@Bncxx1275]

They not fully effort Red Bulls still do the heavy lifting

[@elithornton6276]

Ford vs Ferrari part 2

[@JOHANNESwhoelse]

Ford developing a Hypercar engine instead of a formula engine should serve as a wake up call for Indycar. No one wants to bulid Indycar V6s and Indycar should have opened up their engine formula as soon as 2013! Now everyone wants to build an LM(D)H, and Honda is already threatening to switch their priority from Indycar to prototypes. But Mark Miles would rather promote Indycar's alpha c*nt Newgarden than make any sensible decisions...

[@johnleslie9493]

8:33 I’m all for it, with one very important requirement…do NOT use the same twin turbo V6 they used in the Ford GT. The noise it made was horrifying, like 5000 fingernails on a blackboard.

[@parliament-of-owls]

some weird-ass ai images

[@lanceclark5511]

They too broke for all that.

[@Bncxx1275]

We Will see about that Beside it's gonna be over at 2029/2030

[@EliasGydesen]

Hi

[@fredlacroix6865]

sure is...Ford hybrid will be inside F1 RedBull in 2026

[@markhunt7434]

Rbpt(red bulls in house engines division) are building the f1 engines for redbull from next year(Fords only assisting on the battery)

[@Bncxx1275]

MCLAREN AND MERCEDES JOIN TOO HELL YEAH

[@markhunt7434]

Doubt that as mclaren has said there looking at entering a hypercar for 3 years now & merc has only said there looking at possibly entering a hypercar

[@Bncxx1275]

@markhunt7434 i get it McLaren Mercedes and Ford are only just speculation Recent news from other source endurance Motorsport about McLaren That they did planning lmdh And now they working on paper 2027 with the brand itself who run it's own hypercar But yeah If you the people who will believe it when you see it I'm fine with that

[@markhunt7434]

​​​@@Bncxx1275 Yeah, I personally need to see a actual car testing before believing something is actually happening(even that doesn't always mean it's official EG Audi's canned entry)

[@CameronGreenwoodCramp]

:-)

[@terryjacob8169]

They might as well not bother. Not since the GT40/Mk.IV programe of the 1960's has Ford ever conducted a successful endurance racing campaign. The corporatist structure of their efforts always conspires against them.

[@goobingtons]

I hope they make a GT3 version too. I know they have the Mustang but I wanna see the GT silhouette on a race car again

[@frankj0484]

The Mustang is actually has the GT3 version already. The Ford GT can actually be GT1 only if FIA revives GT1 class.

[@413TomaccoRoad]

Ford wasn't very good in the 80's with the "Probe" GTP. The car qualified ok but wasn't very reliable.

[@markhunt7434]

Well that engine was a tiny high boost engine afterall(smaller the giant turbo'd inline 4 engine the aar eagles used in the early 90's)

[@EJames22]

Another Ford GT that sounds like trash? Fun...

[@garymcaleer6112]

I'm tired of the 'could be, maybe' analysis.

[@FormulaJonah]

I would prefer to have it be confirmed news, more content is better though!

[@Bncxx1275]

@@FormulaJonah McLaren and Mercedes too I'm all for it

[@tigerphid9677]

WEC and IMSA should get rid of all hybrid requirements. It would lower costs and make more cars more competitive.

[@Bncxx1275]

I don't think so What makes this series competitive is bop

[@Maenfy]

LMH cars don't need to be hybrids. The Aston Martin doesn't have one, the Glickenhaus and Vanwall in the past didn't have a hybrid engine either.