Backfire accomplished. This morning Red Bull Racing, AlphaTauri and Honda issued a joint press release announcing that the Japanese manufacturer will continue to supply power units to the Anglo-Austrian and Italian teams for the next few seasons after the lack of agreement between the two teams owned by Dietrich Mateschitz and Porsche.
The relationship between the three entities has strengthened and, starting with the Japanese Grand Prix that will take place this weekend in Suzuka, both Red Bull and AlphaTauri will return to show off the Honda logo on the fairings of the RB18s of Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez and the AT03s by Pierre Gasly and Yuki Tsunoda.
That’s not all, because the partnership will also include all 4 starting drivers at the HRC Thanks Day, scheduled for Sunday 27 November. Sergio Perez will also take on the role of ambassador for the Honda Racing School driving academy. The Mexican will begin playing the new role with a lecture session for HRS students in November 2022.
Helmut Marko, Motorsport Consultant, Oracle Red Bull Racing, said: “Oracle Red Bull Racing and Honda Racing Corporation have achieved great successes in Formula One together. With these new agreements, we are proud to continue to grow with HRC’s technical support until introducing the next generation of engines in 2026. We are confident that this relationship with HRC will lead us to be even more successful in the future and we thank them for their continued support. “
Christian Horner, Team Principal and CEO of Oracle Red Bull Racing: “Honda has invested significantly in hybrid technology during our collaboration. This has ensured the supply of competitive power units to both teams, for which we are very grateful. Our common goal is to continue to deliver dominant engines and achieve the greatest possible success over the next three years. For this reason, we look forward to bringing the Honda logo back to the cars starting with Suzuka. “
Franz Tost, Team Principal, Scuderia AlphaTauri, said: “Over the years we have developed an extraordinary working relationship with Honda and it is fantastic to continue to strengthen it with a number of activities, including displaying the iconic logo on the car again. once, starting with the Japanese Grand Prix. We are very grateful for the hard work Honda put in during our period of collaboration, which has allowed us to obtain several podiums and Pierre’s victory at Monza, and we hope that this success continues also in the future “.
Koji Watanabe, Head of Corporate Communications Supervision of Honda Motor Co., Ltd. and President of Honda Racing Corporation: “The HRC logo on the nose and the Honda logo on the side of the racing cars of both teams represent the strong point. link between Honda and Red Bull Group. Thanks to the technical support provided by HRC, Honda will fully support the challenges these cars will face in order to become the fastest in the world. We are very pleased that these cars will be presented at the Japanese F1 Grand Prix, of which Honda is the main sponsor. We invite you to cheer on the two teams of the Red Bull Group that compete with power units equipped with Honda technologies “.
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