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Red Bull to run Honda engines in 2006
Red Bull to run Honda engines in 2006Dieter Mateschitz's team were the surprise star of this year's inaugural race, but success on track didn't divert the Austrian's millionaire's attention from the plan to build an even better team. His negotiations with Honda have now reached the crucial and final moments.
Although he was close to a deal with Toyota last September, the Austrian failed to agree terms with the Japanese manufacturer and had to pay Cosworth a very heavy bill to have the British V10 engines in the back of his cars this season. But now he's close to cutting his engine bill for 2006 by half, if the deal with Honda comes off.
Low cost supply of engines – rumored to be of around 10 million euro per year – has been part of the proposals put forward by Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Renault - but so far only Honda and Toyota, who support GPWC's plans, have complied with this promises. Toyota are already supplying engines at a running cost to Jordan and Honda are getting ready to do the same with Red Bull from 2006.
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bron: autosport.com
Ik dacht juist de Cosworth van dit jaar een zeer goede motor was en dat dit misschien eentje deeltje van het voorlopige succes was
Blijkbaar is de prijs te hoog.