Stefan Johansson doubts Red Bull’s $ 500 million budget breakout ahead of Honda F1 suspension

Stefan Johansson, the former Formula 1 driver, spoke about the end of Red Bull’s dealings with Honda and the inflow of 500 million US dollars in the next season. The huge budget will go to Red Bull’s upcoming Powertrains division.

Japanese giant Honda will leave Formula 1 at the end of this season. This ends their connection with the Austrian giants. The Milton Keynes-based team will be the first Formula 1 team after Ferrari to produce, manufacture and design everything from engines to chassis in one building.

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Johansson said in an interview about the enormous budget and Honda’s departure: “If you keep working, history may repeat itself in the engine. If that weren’t the case. Red Bull goes to Honda after the enormous investment of time and money with the title in the year in which the Honda name no longer appears on the car. “

Red Bull Racing F1 headquarters in Great Britain, where everything from chassis to engine is developed under one roof. (Courtesy Image: Getty Images)

At a time when Formula 1 is trying so hard to keep the playing field on an equal footing with all designers by cutting costs, Red Bull is trying to catch up with Mercedes, the best. After the budget cap was put in place and each team received an amount of $ 140 million for the entire season, the former Swedish driver doubts the initiative to allocate a massive budget.

Stefan went on to say: “When the board comes to the table on many topics, there is usually nobody at the table who has any sense at all. of racing. They just look at the budget of $ 500 million a year and wonder what they’re getting for it. It’s not much at the moment, so they say ‘okay, done’ and move on to the next item on the agenda. “

The Milton Keynes-based team reportedly hired Mercedes’s Ben Hodgkinson for this project. Hodgkinson has nearly two decades of experience with the Silver Arrows at HPP. Apart from that, the Bulls have also hired a few other Mercedes engineers to give them responsibility for the huge Red Bull Powertrains division.

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The Bulls are already favorites for the title this season. This, it looks like, will further increase the ability of the Austrian giants to dethrone Mercedes from the top. Johansson, however, still doubts the massive inflow of budgets for it.