Ken Block and Ford Motor Company’s exclusive partnership has brought in some real hardware over the past decade in rally and rallycross. 19 race wins plus 17 other podium finishes, 2 X Games medals, well over a billion video views across Block’s social media platforms, and the first ever World Rally Championship points scored for the brand by an American driver. As of January 2021, that exclusivity comes to an end, with Block becoming a free agent. And that means his options behind the wheel are now wide open. “Working with Ford over the past decade has been awesome.” says Ken Block. “From racing all over the world, to accumulating a half billion views from Gymkhana THREE to Gymkhana TEN, to creating the Emmy nominated series The Gymkhana Files for Amazon Prime – along with building a fleet of Fords
マクラーレンがFormula E Gen. 3を使用するシリーズからの参加枠を獲得された旨が発表されました。今シーズンでAudiとBMWが撤退するため参加枠に空きが出た形でした。また、マクラーレンはGen. 2までのエナジーストア(バッテリー)の供給元であったため参加資格がありませんでした。2022/2023のシーズンから参加する事になります。