Honda has expressed its desire to engage in discussions with Formula 1 to amplify the influence of engine manufacturers. Although the Japanese marque withdrew from the sport after 2021, it maintained its association with Red Bull through the subsidiary Honda Racing Corporation (HRC) in collaboration with the team’s newly established “Red Bull Powertrains” project. However,
MoreWhen the engine regulations undergo a major revamp ahead of the 2026 season, many teams will be chopping and changing their engine suppliers. Audi will complete their takeover of Sauber and produce their own power units while Red Bull will part ways with Honda to become powered by Red Bull Powertrains. The new engine manufacturer
MoreWhen the engine regulations undergo a major change ahead of the 2026 season, many team will use the opportunity to make alterations to their power unit plans. In this year, Audi will complete their takeover of Sauber, taking advantage of the chance to start from square one at the same time as all of the
MoreWhen the new engine regulations come into effect at the beginning of the 2026 season, every engine provider will be sent back to square one. Audi will use this opportunity to enter the sport and complete their takeover of Sauber, making use of the chance to join the grid in a year of major change.
MoreIn 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
MoreWhen the engine regulations set to undergo a major change ahead of the 2026 season, many teams will be looking to take advantage of the opportunity to start fresh. Audi will complete their takeover of Sauber ahead of this season, entering the sport in the year when every team will also be starting from square
MoreHaving played a major role in Formula 1 in the Cosworth engine era, Ford will return to the sport once again when the engine regulations undergo a major change in 2026. The car manufacturing giants will join forces with Red Bull Powertrains, who will officially be powering Red Bull upon the expiration of the team’s
MoreRed 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
MoreLast season it looked almost certain the Porsche would partner with Red Bull, but unfortunately for both parties, talks between the two broke down. With the engine regulations set to change ahead of the 2026 season, many teams are using this to their advantage and overhauling their projects. Audi will enter the sport as they
MoreWhile most teams have a car launch event before the start of the season, Red Bull have been slightly different and done a season launch. This means that while the RB-19 was shown off to the world for the first time, the livery was the only thing that is 100 percent accurate about the car.
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