Cyril Abiteboul has confirmed that Renault is opposed to the 2022 engine freeze that Red Bull is hoping rivals will back. In May, Red Bull was firmly against any kind of freeze on engine development, fearing that Honda will quit the sport in that case. However, the team has now done a U-turn following the announcement that the Japanese manufacturer is to pull out at the end of 2021. This is because, rather than become a customer team again, Red Bull wants to take over from Honda, but, largely for financial reasons, can only do so and remain competitive if no rival manufacturers can develop their engines. Otherwise, both Red Bull and AlphaTauri could quit the sport according to Dr Helmut...
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