Horner admits he is ‘concerned’ about the Red Bull engine

With power unit related problems in both of the season-opening grand prix, Christian Horner admits Red Bull are “concerned”.

This season Red Bull have their own engine department, Red Bull Powertrain Division, the Milton Keynes squad having taken over the running of the power units from Honda.

The Japanese manufacturer is continuing to support the Red Bull project.

Although Honda officially left Formula 1 at the end of the 2021 season, they continue to produce, assemble and support the engine that they designed.

“We have now also found a completely different solution to the one originally envisaged,” Red Bull motorsport advisor Helmut Marko told Autorevue magazine back in January. “The engines will be manufactured in Japan until 2025, we will not touch them at all.”

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However, even with Honda’s involvement something seems to have gone wrong with the rebadged Red Bull engine.

Max Verstappen, Sergio Perez and Pierre Gasly all had issues during the Bahrain Grand Prix weekend, all three retiring from the race, while Yuki Tsunoda lost power on his out-lap on his way to the grid in Saudi Arabia.

Yuki Tsunoda has ground to a halt on the warm-up lap

The Japanese driver reports engine issues over the radio #SaudiArabianGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/n3SdJ5bpxd

— Formula 1 (@F1) March 27, 2022

It is a concern for Red Bull team boss Horner.

“Of course, we’re