Red Bull is set to team up with American car giant 💃Ford from 2026, while Honda will become the official engine partner for the Aston Martin team at the same time. 

The Japanese engine manufacturer currently supplies both Red Bull and theirꦜ sister team AlphaTauri and the t💃wo parties maintain a strong working relationship. 

But with a separation looming in the not-too-distant future, the nature of their partnership is evolvi𝓀ng. 

“Red Bull doesn’t tell us anything about their engine, and we don’t say anything to them about our development,” Honda Racing Corporation president Koji Watanabe told Dutch pub🌞lication.

“So there is already🍌 a kind of information war going on at the moment. At Red Bull, they do have some knowledge about our current engine but, ultimately, we are responsible for the devel📖opment and the whole process.

“Most of the knowledge is with us.

“Until 2025, I hope Red Bull wins everything. And from 2026, we will hopefully be their biggest competitor. Building a compꦕletely new engine is a huge challenge, but our goal is also to win a championship in the next era.”

Watanabe als✅o promised that Honda’s power unit will be improved for 2024 despite an engine freeze, in an ominous warning to Red Bull’s rivals. 

“In terms of power and performance, we may not improve anything, but in other areas, we c♓an make strides even with this engine,” he added. 

“At Ferrari, for example, ꦛthey have developed the engine considerably and Mercedes’ ERS system ꦡis also very strong.

“We will also improve our engine for next yea🐻r in terms of its longevity. So there is definitely something in the pipeline."