Honda’s official departure from Formula 1 is yet to be felt by Alpha Tauri, the second Red Bull-owned team’s boss Franz Tost has admitted. Actually, Honda engines are still in the four cars for 2022, the Honda Racing Corporation (HRC) logos are now on the engine covers, and even Mashashi Yamamoto is still in the paddock. “Honda is still involved with their people and we have almost the same people as last year,” said the Austrian. “Even Honda’s former project manager Masashi Yamamoto is still on board in a new role,” Tost emphasised. Japanese Yamamoto, who set up a consultancy company, confirmed: “We have signed a contract with Red Bull Powertrains. It will be like a bridge between Red Bull and Japan,” he said.

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