A week ago at Silverstone, Christian Horner denied that Red Bull has held talks with Honda about the Japanese manufacturer’s potential official return to Formula 1. In the meantime, rumours that Honda could be looking to ramp up its Formula 1 program to full official status look set to continue. “There’s certainly been no discussion with ourselves about that,” Red Bull team boss Horner said a week ago. But specialist Japanese sources report that a high-powered Honda delegation is trackside at the Red Bull Ring this weekend. One source insists that Honda is not looking to compete with Porsche for the 2026 deal, but instead to bring the Honda name back to Formula 1 for the period 2023-2025.

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