Horner: Honda is the missing ingredient for Red Bull

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner believes that the Honda power unit is the ingredient the team has been missing for the past few seasons.

This year, Red Bull will race with Honda power unit after finally ending the tumultuous Renault relationship.

Horner insisted that the new partnership with the Japanese manufacturer would be a success and that things had started positively for them.

“We’ve achieved more than 50 Grand Prix victories and eight World Championships working as one team. The ingredient we’ve had missing the last five years has been the power unit," Horner explained at a Red Bull showcase event in Tokyo.

“We believe in this new relationship with Honda that that missing ingredient is now available to us. I think working collectively as a team, as things have started, then the opportunities are massive for the future.”

The Red Bull boss also revealed that the deal for Red Bull and Honda to work together in 2019 was hashed out in a McDonalds restaurant.

“Well it’s quite interesting as I drive past McDonald’s every day to work where they met – in England there’s a happy meal, I think they had a happy meal that day and if we win five races I think they’ll change the name of the happy meal to the Red Bull-Honda meal!

“It’s been a fantastic start to the relationship, we thoroughly enjoyed working with our colleagues at Honda, the product is great, the ambition is there – and commitment. And we’re really excited.”