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via RacingNews365Red Bull provide response to FIA president's plan to aid HondaRed Bull Racing's boss, Laurent Mekies, expressed the team's willingness to engage in discussions regarding the Additional Development and Upgrade Opportunities (ADUO) regulations. This comes in light of FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem's proposal to assist Honda, aiming to enhance their competitiveness and retain driver Fernando Alonso in Formula 1. The ADUO mechanism is designed to provide extra upgrades to power units that are lagging behind the performance benchmark, which currently is set by Red Bull's power unit.
The FIA's initiative follows Honda's struggles with the new generation of power units and Alonso's uncertainty about his future in the sport. Ben Sulayem highlighted the importance of ensuring that Alonso is not left in uncompetitive machinery, indicating that further concessions could be made to support Honda. Mekies acknowledged the previous changes made to the ADUO regulations and reiterated that the teams typically collaborate to find solutions when issues arise.

















