Honda have made it clear that Red Bull Powertrains must develop any new 2026 power unit independently. Honda are set to depart Formula 1 at the end of the 2021 campaign, a move which led to Red Bull forming its own engine division to power both its works team and AlphaTauri from 2022 onwards. Initially Honda will keep some of their engineers available to Red Bull to help with this transition during the 2022 campaign, but come 2026 the Formula 1 power units are set to alter drastically. It has been confirmed already that the MGU-H element will be dropped, while the cost of an engine is set to be slashed. Porsche and Audi are also hotly tipped to sign up as power unit manufacturers under...
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