Arguably, Red Bull currently have the fastest engine on the grid right now. But it is now reported that the Austrian team might partner with Porsche from the 2026 season. But Red Bull team principal Christian Horner assured us that the powertrains project is very much on target and they’re open to having talks with Porsche in the future.

The Austrian team officially ended its partnership with Honda when the Japanese manufacturer decided to leave the sport at the end of the last season.

As for now, Red Bull is using the rebranded Honda engines. And things will most probably stay this way till 2025. After that, the German manufacturer at Porsche can very well be the engines suppliers to the Milton Keynes-based outfit.

But many fear that this might derail the Red Bull’s own powertrains project in the future.

Christian Horner speaks about the prospect of partnering with Porsche

Horner reveals it would be a really easy process for the team to partner with the German manufacturer in the future. He mentioned the team is open to having new partners on board, but it would have to be the right kind of partnership.

He stated it was “great news for Formula 1 that two brands like that are looking at entering Formula 1. It would be natural for us to hold discussions with them,”

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“It would be very easy, but it would have to be with the right partner, of course. It would therefore be logical for us to hold discussions with both OEMs, or any serious OEM. For us, Powertrains is ongoing, it’s on schedule, and we’re really excited about the talent that we’ve managed to attract into the business,” said Horner.

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It is interesting to see that the team is considering having another manufacturer on board as an engine supplier. If the deal between Red Bull and Porsche goes through, it is unclear whether the Austrian team would abandon their powertrains project or not.

But before going into a partnership with them, Horner will make sure that Porsche can produce a championship-winning engine. Meanwhile, it is certainly amusing to hear that he is open to having discussions despite Red Bull’s own powertrains development.