Christian Horner thwarted ‘advanced’ talks over a Red Bull engine deal, according to BBC Sport journalist Andrew Benson. Red Bull set up its own powertrains division in 2021 ahead of Honda’s withdrawal from the sport. They nearly struck a deal with a rival manufacturer for 2026 before Horner got involved. While the engines no longer carry the Honda badge, the partnership will continue behind the scenes until the end of next year. At that stage, when the sport sees the biggest change to its power unit rules since 2014, Red Bull will enter into a new joint-enterprise with Ford. Christian Horner …
