Red Bull team principal Christian Horner says the combination of preparing for the upcoming aerodynamic overhaul and undertaking the team's ambitious plan of running Honda's engines under their own banner will prove to be difficult to balance. While Red Bull may have gotten off to a positive start with relation to their 2021 Formula 1 season, the team has several areas of focus they will need to dedicate themselves to. From taking over the Honda engine to developing a car with the aerodynamic overhaul in mind, Red Bull faces a busy year ahead, something Horner acknowledges. "It's always tough, balancing a resource," Horner told Sky Sports. "We've got added challenges a budget cap this year, we've got a brand new set of regulations for 2022 and of course, we're building our own power unit division. "It's pretty busy but everybody's super motivated going into the year looking forward to the racing season." Horner went on to praise the efforts of the team's Japanese partners Honda, who despite announcing they will leave F1 at the end of 2021, have put in a serious amount of effort into their 2021 power-unit. "It's great working with the Honda guys, they put a massive effort over the winter together with Exxon Mobil with the gains that they found on the fuel side," Horner explained. "It's a shame the partnership comes to an end this year. So we determined to sign off on a high. It feels that we've got ourselves into a decent shape in this hybrid era." Red Bull's optimism is justified considering the team's results during F1's pre-season in Bahrain. The Austrian outfit topped three out of the six sessions with their star driver Max Verstappen finishing the test at the top of the timesheets.
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