Feb 20 Reuters Several teams have approached Honda about a partnership when Formula One39;s new engine era starts in 2026 but no decision has been taken about future involvement, the Japanese manufacturer said on Monday.

Honda have an agreement to build engines in Japan for world champions Red Bull and sister team AlphaTauri but that will end in 2025.

Red Bull have set up their own powertrains company in Milton Keynes and this month announced a new partnership with Ford from 2026.

Honda, which officially withdrew from Formula One after powering Red Bull39;s double world champion Max Verstappen to his first title in 2021, has registered to be one of six power unit suppliers from 202630. 

After we made the registration we have been contacted by multiple Formula One teams, Honda Racing Corporation president Koji Watanabe told reporters in a Zoom briefing from Sakura headquarters on Monday.

For the time being we would like to keep a close eye on where Formula One is going and just see how things go, he added.

For now we don39;t have any concrete decisions on whether or not we will be going back to joining Formula One.

But…we think being part of Formula One is going to help us with technological development. So that is where we are.

Watanabe said Formula One39;s future direction was in line with Honda39;s own target of carbon neutrality and increased electrification.

That is why we have decided to register as manufacturer of a power unit, he explained. We are…