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Originally Posted by Moneyseeker
As the engine regs are stable for the coming years - would make sense for Red Bull to buy the engine project from Honda - bring in a Cosworth or Illen to develop and run it. Would give them control, would enable them to try and get on par/or an advantage over their rivals.
What is an F1 engine project, it is about money - if you have the fundng you can recruit the best people, develop the best product. Red Bull has plenty of money, it would safeguard it's F1 future.
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The PU is so complex the idea of Illen or a similar company being involved is not feasible. Honda are pulling out for just that reason so for an external supplier to make a go of it the motor will have to be be far simpler than at present.
VW are rumoured to be planning the sale of Lamborghini, Bugatti & Ducatti and are also rumoured along with every other manufacturer to be bleeding cash due to the need to develop electric cars which they have just begun to bring to market and yet to see any ROI on so any suggestion they might get involved seems unlikely. F1 has driven itself up a cul de sac because they allowed the PU suppliers to dictate what they wanted and funnily enough the chief dictator was Renault closely followed by Ferrari.