Honda’s agreement to supply Red Bull with Formula 1 engines in 2019 is at the same stage as its deal with Sauber was before that got cancelled last year.
The title-winning team has established a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Honda, the same phase reached by the Sauber deal - before that got called off following a change of management at the Swiss outfit.
Honda motorsport boss Masashi Yamamoto said: “What we first discussed and decided [with Red Bull] is we are going to supply the power unit.
“All the details regarding contracts will be discussed from now on.
“[In] the next couple of months we’ll go into detail of all factors of the contract.”
The willingness between Red Bull and Honda to work together and belief that is the best option for both parties are fundamental factors that are extremely unlikely to change in the coming months.
This makes it completely different to Honda’s deal with Sauber, which Frederic Vasseur made a priority of cancelling after replacing the instigator of that agreement Monisha Kaltenborn as team principal.
Sauber was undergoing significant changes after a period of struggle and wanted an established supplier that had other users, which would allow the team to have a benchmark.
The title-winning team has established a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Honda, the same phase reached by the Sauber deal - before that got called off following a change of management at the Swiss outfit.
Honda motorsport boss Masashi Yamamoto said: “What we first discussed and decided [with Red Bull] is we are going to supply the power unit.
“All the details regarding contracts will be discussed from now on.
“[In] the next couple of months we’ll go into detail of all factors of the contract.”
The willingness between Red Bull and Honda to work together and belief that is the best option for both parties are fundamental factors that are extremely unlikely to change in the coming months.
This makes it completely different to Honda’s deal with Sauber, which Frederic Vasseur made a priority of cancelling after replacing the instigator of that agreement Monisha Kaltenborn as team principal.
Sauber was undergoing significant changes after a period of struggle and wanted an established supplier that had other users, which would allow the team to have a benchmark.
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