Red Bull Boss Finally Breaks His Silence on a $40 Billion Champion’s Return

Christian Horner-led Red Bull has been displaying its supremacy once again. Max Verstappen’s dominance assured this year to be Red Bull’s most triumphant season in a while. 

With such a significant season, the Championship leading team also awaits its chance with Honda for the coming season.

The continued speculation over Honda returning to F1 has been brewing for some time.

Before exiting in 2021, Honda crafted Max Verstappen’s maiden world championship title. What initiated the talks on the revival of the Red bull- Honda relationship was Porsche’s partnership being called off. 

Christian Horner clears Honda-Red bull Deal

Porsche said in a statement, “The premise was always that a partnership would be based on an equal footing, which would include not only an engine partnership but also the team. Which didn’t work out”.

This closed deal led Red Bull to reconsider its relationship with the $40 Billion Giant, Honda. 

On the Beyond the Grid podcast, Red Bull’s team Principal Christian Horner conveyed his views on being asked over Honda’s return to F1 speculation. He said, “There’s plenty of speculation.”

“Honda announced their withdrawal because their range of vehicles was heading the electrical route and obviously combustion engines didn’t form part of their future. So it’s difficult to imagine them doing a complete U-turn on that.”

“But maybe there are elements that might want to come back in. With the 50-50 split between combustion and electrical power for the future power unit, maybe that is a route for them to retain an involvement in Formula 1“

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The Red Bull’s Principal further clarified his intentions regarding the entry of any new manufacturer. Horner said, “But nothing we are doing is in any way dependent or contingent upon that – we are very much on our own track.”

Audi’s Arrival Creates Buzz In The Flourishing Market Of F1

Christian Horner believes, “It’s great that the manufacturers are coming in.”

“It just demonstrates how relevant Formula 1 is and how strong its marketing presence is because we’ve seen viewing figures we’ve never seen before.”

Owing to the admiration of the Formula 1 industry, more and more people want to associate themselves with the sport. Audi’s arrival in the sport created a buzz in the Formula 1 industry.

Regarding Audi’s arrival, the Red Bull boss stated, “it’s great to see a manufacturer like Audi and hopefully Porsche coming into Formula 1 and a host of interest from many others.”

Red Bull wouldn’t risk losing power and control

Christian Horner wouldn’t risk the well-built team for any external influence from a major car manufacturer. The Ace Dutch driver and stalwart team are working diligently for the team standing. Red bull has earlier made it clear that they want to be an independent brand.

After the Zandvoort race, Horner said, “We are an independent team, That’s always the way that we’ve operated in terms of being flexible and the ability to move quickly and efficiently.”

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Being in the dominant position that they find themselves in right now, would it have been right for Red Bull to give up half of the team’s control to Porsche?