Red Bull team principal Christian Horner says an engineering decision became central to its switch to Honda engines and feels it was “pretty clear cut in the end”. Red Bull had asked to delay its decision on whether to stick with Renault or move to Honda from 2019 until the Austrian Grand Prix later this month as it looked to assess its options over the two races in Canada and France with both manufacturers rolling out engine updates in Montreal. But with the Milton Keynes-based team’s decision being confirmed during the build-up to the French Grand Prix, Horner has moved to explain why the news has come earlier than expected. Both Renault and Honda had been eager for an early...
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