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Horner: Marko impressed by Honda performance

Horner: "Marko impressed by Honda performance"

06-02-2019 12:31
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Nicolás Quarles van Ufford

Red Bull Racing team principal Christian Horner has revealed his colleague Dr Helmut Marko has been very impressed by the team's new engine partner Honda, as the Bulls switched from Renault's engine after 12 years of partnership.

Horner, Marko's partner in crime at Red Bull, opened up to Motorsport-Total about how impressed the 75-year-old is with the Japanese car maker.

"Helmut is so convinced that he's even traded his Glühwein for sake!" Horner joked.

"He really believes Honda has potential."

Marko was one of the main players in the deal between Honda and Red Bull in the first place, and the Austrian is seemingly happy with his decision.

"With Honda, we have a real engine partner for the first time," Horner continued.

"We basically a works team now and Honda is keen to build a hybrid engine. Our partnership with them is very different from Renault during the hybrid era. We work together a lot on technical things."