Formula 1: 'Multiple teams' approach Honda over 2026 engine partnership, says Japanese manufacturer
Honda's agreement with reigning champions Red Bull ends in 2025; the Japanese manufacturer has registered to remain in the sport beyond major regulation changes in 2026 ; watch pre-season testing live on Sky Sports F1 , with coverage starting at 6:50am from Thursday
Monday 20 February 2023 11:07, UK
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Several teams have approached Honda about a partnership when Formula 1's new engine era starts in 2026 but no decision has been taken about future involvement, the Japanese manufacturer says.
Honda have an agreement to build engines in Japan for reigning drivers' and constructors' champions Red Bull and sister team AlphaTauri but that will end in 2025.
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Honda, which officially withdrew from F1 after powering Red Bull's double world champion Max Verstappen to his first title in 2021, has registered to be one of six power unit suppliers from 2026-30.
"After we made the registration we have been contacted by multiple Formula 1 teams," Honda Racing Corporation president Koji Watanabe told reporters in a virtual briefing from the team's Sakura headquarters on Monday.
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"For the time being we would like to keep a close eye on where Formula 1 is going and just see how things go," he added.
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"For now we don't have any concrete decisions on whether or not we will be going back to joining Formula 1.
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"But...we think being part of Formula 1 is going to help us with technological development. So that is where we are."
Watanabe said F1's future direction was in line with Honda's own target of carbon neutrality and increased electrification.
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"That is why we have decided to register as manufacturer of a power unit," he explained. "We are curious about where Formula One is going and how is that going to look with more electrification happening."
F1's next generation of engines will retain the high-revving 1.6 litre V6s but with significantly more electric power and 100 per cent sustainable fuels. The sport also has a target of being carbon neutral by 2030.
The power unit in this year's Red Bull will have the Japanese carmaker's name added to it so it changes from RBPT to Honda RBPT.
Tetsushi Kakuda, Honda's F1 project leader and executive chief engineer, told reporters the company had worked to address reliability issues for 2023.
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