05/10/2022
NEWS STORY
Red Bull and AlphaTauri will continue to use power units manufactured in collaboration with Red Bull Powertrains and Honda Racing Corporation.
Red Bull and AlphaTauri will continue to use power units manufactured in collaboration with Red Bull Powertrains and Honda Racing Corporation (HRC), it was announced ahead of this weekend's Japanese Grand Prix.
To strengthen the partnership, a number of new agreements will be implemented:
The Honda logo will be displayed on Red Bull RB18s and AlphaTauri’s AT03s from the Japanese Grand Prix 2022 onwards.
Sergio Perez will take on an ambassador role for the driving academy of Honda Racing School (HRS). He will begin his role with a lecture session for HRS students in November 2022.
An HRC Thanks Day will be held on Sunday, November 27. Max Verstappen, Sergio Perez, from Red Bull and Pierre Gasly and Yuki Tsunoda from AlphaTauri will be in attendance.
"Oracle Red Bull Racing and Honda Racing Corporation have achieved great success in Formula One together," said Helmut Marko. "With these new agreements, we are proud to continue going from strength to strength with the technical support from HRC until the next generation of engines are introduced in 2026. We are confident this relationship with HRC will set us up for more success in the future and thank them for their ongoing support."
"Honda has invested significantly in hybrid technology over the course of our partnership," added Chrstian Horner. "This has ensured the supply of competitive power units to both teams, for which we are very grateful. Our combined goal is to continue to deliver dominant engines and achieve the most success possible in the following three years. To mark this, we look forward to welcoming the Honda logo back on to the car from Suzuka onwards."
"The HRC logo on the nose and Honda logo on the side of the race machines of both teams represent the strong ties between Honda and Red Bull Group," said Koji Watanabe, Head of Corporate Communications Supervisory Unit, Honda Motor Co., Ltd. and President of Honda Racing Corporation. "Through the technical support provided by HRC, Honda will fully support the challenges those machines take on to become the 'fastest in the world'.
"We are very pleased that these machines will be unveiled at the F1 Japanese Grand Prix, where Honda serves as the title sponsor. Please root for the two Red Bull Group teams which compete with power units loaded with Honda technologies."