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Honda would like to partner with Max Verstappen in the future, according to Honda Racing Corporation president Koji Watanabe, as the Japanese marque prepares to leave Red Bull for Aston Martin.
“With Honda’s departure from Red Bull at the end of the F1 season to join Aston Martin as their works power unit partner, Max Verstappen faces the challenge of competing for a drivers’ championship without Honda for the first time in his career.
In the upcoming F1 season with revised power unit and chassis regulations, Verstappen will be contending for the championship with Red Bull Racing’s own engine, likely to be named the RB22.
This shift will mark a new chapter for the 27-year-old driver, who clinched all four of his F1 titles with Honda engines.
Despite the impending end of the collaboration between Red Bull and Honda, Koji Watanabe, the president of Honda Racing Corporation, expressed his interest in potentially reuniting with Verstappen in an exclusive interview with RacingNews365.
Verstappen has been rumored to move to Aston Martin, a team that has not only attracted Honda but also renowned designer Adrian Newey.
According to Watanabe, the prospect of joining forces with Verstappen again would be a thrilling reunion that holds great promise.
Honda reentered Formula 1 ten years ago with McLaren, initially facing difficulties, but Verstappen’s pivotal role in the power unit development has been instrumental in transforming Honda into a winning entity.”
