It was recently announced that they will Japanese manufacturer in Red Bull, despite the official departure Honda from Formula 1 after the end of this season, continued to participate in a new project Red Bull powertrains.
But years 2026when they occur new rules Formula 1 for engines, but this will stop. “That's right, they won't have to use our intellectual property anymore,”Is when asked about its use in Red Bullu for the summer 2026 and continued to answer Masashi yamamoto, the head of Honda in Formula 1. But from next year until the end of 2025, he has Red Bull permission from a Japanese manufacturer. “It must be so. They need this information to assemble, maintain and purchase parts for the engines themselves,”He explained Yamamoto.
It is assumed that it is Honda enforced "hard stop" Red Bullthese uses of their intellectual property for the year 2026 due to speculation that the Austrian team may be linked to the concern Volkswagen or one of the subsidiaries where they are mentioned Audi in Porsche. However, it is Yamamoto said there is a risk that it could be intellectual property Honda poured into a Formula 1 brand engine VW, small. “If you have them and can see this information, that doesn't mean you can design the engine yourself,”He added Japanese.