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Red Bull: Renault works team prompted Honda deal

Red Bull Team Principal Christian Horner says Renault’s increased involvement in its own Formula 1 project prompted the squad’s approach to look elsewhere. Red Bull will switch to Honda power for 2019, ending a relationship with Renault that has stretched back to 2007, resulting in over 50 wins and eight titles. The partnership became more fractious amid failings in the hybrid era and Renault opted to re-acquire the then-Lotus squad at the end of 2015 to return to works status. Red Bull remained with Renault power, albeit with the engines badged under the TAG Heuer guise, and Horner admitted the manufacturer’s potential conflict of interest was a concern....
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