Honda has promised to continue providing Red Bull with an engine capable of winning both world titles in 2025, as they look to mark their final year together with a return to the top in both championships.
After joining forces in 2019, Red Bull and Honda will go their separate ways after the end of 2025, with the Japanese supplier first deciding to withdraw from F1 and then returning to Aston Martin F1.
Honda reversed its decision in 2023, but Red Bull had already chosen to become an engine manufacturer itself. Since the announcement, Honda has been working with Red Bull Powertrains as the Milton Keynes-based factory gets underway.
Having enjoyed such a successful partnership, Honda chairman Koji Watanabe promised Christian Horner that both titles would return to Milton Keynes in 2025.
“I promised Horner that we would definitely regain the constructors' title next year,” Watanabe said.
“In 2025, the final year of our collaboration, we will finish the season with a double crown, including the drivers' championship.”
Horner reiterated that they would not have decided to become an engine supplier if Honda had not pulled out.
“For Red Bull’s perspective, we are no longer a customer.”
“The fact that we have the powertrain on site, fully integrated into the chassis and the synergies that creates with the engine and chassis engineers side by side, in the long term the benefits are significant.”
“But we wouldn’t have made this jump without Honda pulling out.”
“And as you know, we had already started everything when they finally reversed their decision.”
“We have a new title together this season, let's try to finish with both titles again to put an end to our collaboration.”
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