The technical support programme between Red Bull Powertrains (RBPT) and Honda Racing Corporation (HRC), the Honda subsidiary responsible for its racing activities, is to be extended from 2023 to the end of 2025.
Following Honda’s official withdrawal from Formula 1 at the end of 2021 and in support of the creation of Red Bull Powertrains, Honda agreed to provide technical assistance with the current F1 power units being raced by Oracle Red Bull Racing and Scuderia AlphaTauri. And as a result of the partnership’s continued success, the initial technical agreement, which provided support until the end of 2023, has now been until the end of 2025, after which RBPT will power Red Bull into a new era of Formula 1 PU regulations.
Dr Helmut Marko, Motorsport Advisor, Oracle Red Bull Racing, says, ‘We are excited to continue our partnership in F1 until the end of 2025 with the PU supplied by Honda. We have had a successful relationship so far, winning the Drivers’ championship in 2021 and currently leading the Drivers’ and Teams’ classifications, with the aim of securing both 2022 titles.”
While Honda’s official withdrawal from Formula 1 allowed the company to divert PU development resources toward meeting its future carbon-neutral goals, the ongoing agreement with Red Bull does not involve PU development. HRC will continue its collaboration with Red Bull from within its current resources.
Koji Watanabe, Head of Corporate Communications Supervisory Unit, Honda Motor Co., Ltd. and President of Honda Racing Corporation, says, ‘We have agreed to continue supporting Red Bull Powertrains in Formula 1 through HRC, following Red Bull’s request to extend our current agreement, which HRC can meet within its existing resources. Once again, we aim to use our involvement in the pinnacle of motorsport for the development of technologies and of our workforce.’
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