Rumour: Is technical support from Honda the key to Red Bull's future engine?

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23:42, 27 Nov 2020

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Helmut Marko said earlier that he expects Red Bull Racing to have clarity about which direction they are going with the power source in early December. He recently traveled to Japan to discuss this.

Continued technical support from Honda

In the broadcast of Formula 1 Café on Ziggo Sport, Olav Mol reported a rumour concerning what has been discussed between Marko and Honda. It seems that Red Bull Racing wants to take over the Honda project, but that Marko wants Honda to continue providing technical support.

An additional benefit for Honda is that instead of the current 1.5 billion, this plan will cost 15 million a year.

On top of the news that Ferrari will support the freezing of engine development, there seems to be some light at the end of the tunnel for Red Bull Racing.

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	51
2	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	47
3	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	34
4	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	33
5	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	17
6	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	15
7	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	9
8	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	8
9	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	8
10	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	4
11	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	4
12	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	3
13	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	2
14	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
15	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	1
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	0
17	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
18	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	0
19	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
20	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
21	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

Rumour: Is technical support from Honda the key to Red Bull's future engine?

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