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Red Bull approaches Honda over 2016 deal

Red Bull has approached Honda over a power unit supply for 2016 as it looks to try and secure a deal to remain in F1.

Having moved to terminate its contract with Renault a year early, Red Bull was rejected by both Mercedes and Ferrari, leaving it without a power unit deal for next season. F1i understands Red Bull approached Honda in the weeks surrounding the Russian Grand Prix, meaning all four power unit suppliers currently in the sport have been contacted.

Talks between the two parties remain open, however Honda is wary of the associated pressures with potentially agreeing to supply a second team at such short notice.

"We have been approached," a Honda spokesperson told F1i. "However, it is getting very late to try and do something for next season, while there are also contractual obligations to take in to account.

"Nothing has been decided yet."

With Honda returning to F1 this season in partnership with McLaren, F1i understands McLaren has a veto on which other teams Honda can supply.

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Andrew Lewin

Andrew first became a fan of Formula 1 during the time when Michael Schumacher and Damon Hill were stepping into the limelight after the era of Alain Prost, Nigel Mansell and Aryton Senna. He's been addicted ever since, and has been writing about the sport now for nearly a quarter of a century for a number of online news sites. He's also written professionally about GP2 (now Formula 2), GP3, IndyCar, World Rally Championship, MotoGP and NASCAR. In his other professional life, Andrew is a freelance writer, social media consultant, web developer/programmer, and digital specialist in the fields of accessibility, usability, IA, online communities and public sector procurement. He worked for many years in magazine production at Bauer Media, and for over a decade he was part of the digital media team at the UK government's communications department. Born and raised in Essex, Andrew currently lives and works in south-west London.