When the engine regulations undergo a major change ahead of the 2026 season, many teams will make changes to their power unit approach, taking advantage of the fact that every team will be back to square one. Audi will complete their takeover of Sauber to finally enter F1 in 2026, while Red Bull will split
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The relationship between McLaren and Honda was not a successful one, as the team struggled to be even slightly competitive during their time partnered with the Japanese manufacturer. The unreliable and uncompetitive Honda engine led to a number of infamous Fernando Alonso meltdowns, with the iconic “GP2 engine,” shouts coming from when the Spaniard was
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It has been reported by The Race that Japanese manufacturer Honda and Woking-based outfit McLaren have made initial contact between them to discuss a potential deal for the 2026 season, when the new engine regulations will be introduced. A McLaren-Honda reunion is certainly something that many wouldn’t have predicted, given how poorly the team performed
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In 2018, Red Bull Racing decided that they needed to make a change with regards to their power unit, having been hindered by an unreliable Renault engine for a number of seasons. The energy drink giants decision to put their faith in Honda to change their fortunes, a decision which has paid dividends over and
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Ex-Formula 1 driver Christijan Albers believes Red Bull’s new technical partnership with Ford is as a result of current partner Honda being “indecisive”, with the Japanese manufacturer having recently jumped in-and-out of the pinnacle of motorsport. Following much speculation, it was announced at Red Bull’s launch of their 2023 car last Friday that they would be entering
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Red Bull’s engine has come on leaps and bounds since the team joined Formula 1, with their reliability issues from their time with Renault now being a thing of the past. The team’s decision to switch to Honda engines has paid dividends in recent seasons, with Max Verstappen winning back to back championships while the
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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has admitted that the Milton Keynes-based team will forever be “selective” about what companies they partner with, as a result of a company needing to be the “right fit” for the Austrians. Since joining Formula 1 in 2005, Red Bull have also been incredibly careful with who they partner
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Whilst Red Bull destroyed the competition in the 2022 Constructors’ Championship, the hybrid era on the whole hasn’t been kind to the Austrians, who dominated the sport before the huge regulation change was introduced. From 2010-2013, there was no touching Sebastian Vettel and Red Bull, with the duo having claimed four consecutive Drivers’ and Constructors’
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Adrian Newey has revealed why he nearly joined Ferrari and what ultimately kept him at Red Bull, after having become “pretty disillusioned” with the Austrians’ situation in the opening years of the hybrid era. Whilst the energy drink-owned side dominated 2022 and claimed their first Constructors’ Championship since 2013, the hybrid era as a whole
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Honda appear to be in a bit of a pickle looking ahead to the new engine regulations in 2026, after Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko informed the Japanese outfit that it’s unlikely their partnership will continue beyond 2025. The Japanese manufacturer had left the sport at the end of 2021; however, Red Bull continued
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