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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik @Rood and Imran @Annihilate Now! start with the good news by celebrating Manchester United Women's emphatic FA Cup win over Spurs at Wembley and the future of manager Marc Skinner.
Then it's the bad news and the ever worsening form of our Men with losses to Arsenal and Palace.
Finally the main debate - ETH Out now or keep him until the end of the season - if not longer. Are you Team Nik or Team Imran?
Red Bull chief Christian Horner says the team would "absolutely not" have set up their own engine division if they had known Honda were going to return to Formula 1.
The Japanese manufacturer announced earlier this week that it will make a full-time return to the sport to supply Aston Martin, Red Bull's nearest challengers at the top of this season's constructors' standings, with engines when new regulations are introduced in 2026.
Honda announced in October 2020 that it would withdraw from F1, and being Red Bull's official engine partner at the end of the 2021 season, but then agreed to continue to supply engines as a paid contractor from 2022 to 2025.
As a result of Honda's decision to exit F1, Red Bull Powertrains was set up to enable the team to build its own engines for 2026, while a partnership to work alongside Ford on the project was announced in February.
"Would we have made a same decision knowing what Honda's decision is today? Absolutely not," Horner said after first practice at the Monaco Grand Prix on Friday.
"But we've made it, and we're committed to it, the more we've got involved the more benefit we see to the group long term."
Despite his admission, Horner says that he now feels "grateful" towards Honda for pushing Red Bull to create its own engine division.
Red Bull ended Mercedes' streak of eight successive constructors' titles last season, and are on course to retain their title having taken dominant victories in each of the first five races of the 2023 campaign.
Christian Horner says Red Bull would not have set up engine division if team knew Honda would remain in Formula 1 | F1 News (skysports.com)
The Japanese manufacturer announced earlier this week that it will make a full-time return to the sport to supply Aston Martin, Red Bull's nearest challengers at the top of this season's constructors' standings, with engines when new regulations are introduced in 2026.
Honda announced in October 2020 that it would withdraw from F1, and being Red Bull's official engine partner at the end of the 2021 season, but then agreed to continue to supply engines as a paid contractor from 2022 to 2025.
As a result of Honda's decision to exit F1, Red Bull Powertrains was set up to enable the team to build its own engines for 2026, while a partnership to work alongside Ford on the project was announced in February.
"Would we have made a same decision knowing what Honda's decision is today? Absolutely not," Horner said after first practice at the Monaco Grand Prix on Friday.
"But we've made it, and we're committed to it, the more we've got involved the more benefit we see to the group long term."
Despite his admission, Horner says that he now feels "grateful" towards Honda for pushing Red Bull to create its own engine division.
Red Bull ended Mercedes' streak of eight successive constructors' titles last season, and are on course to retain their title having taken dominant victories in each of the first five races of the 2023 campaign.
Christian Horner says Red Bull would not have set up engine division if team knew Honda would remain in Formula 1 | F1 News (skysports.com)
. For once Horner being "polite" and not a dick toward other like he usually do.How badly damaged is hamiltons car? Out of qually?
That crane picking up Hamilton’s car. 
Lovely view of their floor. Bizarre and pointless use of the crane.
I think the field are now double thinking their plans to accidentally crash if they’re ahead in Q3.
I dont think so, but plenty of damage and maybe a big enough shunt to damage gearbox
Lewis out for Q1, his team did well to get his car ready.
I thought Perez was the king of the streets?
The King is dead
Perez bins it in Q1 Red Flag.
Perez out of Qualifying
Perez out of Qualifying
Schoolboy error from Perez.
Waaaaay too much speed.
Look at how much better balanced the Red Bull is compared to the Merc
I imagine whoever photographs that Red Bull floor should earn a pretty penny this afternoon.
For a second I thought that’s it for Q1. But noticed the clock has stopped at 11 min. So does the clock stops only for Red Flags?
Photos will run into the millions
A red flag at least stops the clock, while they clean up the mess. Sergio can't jump into a spare car, correct? That's it for him?
Alonso looking good in the first two sectors. Is his final sector time loss to do with DRS?
Perez’s crash looked a lot like Hamilton’s. Distracted and too quick
Perez’s crash looked a lot like Hamilton’s. Distracted and too quick
Take that L Checo.
I think only during qualifying
yep
There has been no spare car for many years.
Cheers
Alonso setting the pace.
Checo binned it last year too. Luckily for him it was late q3. But now he might be the only one who fecked it, pretty embarrassing
I think RB loads Iots of power in reserve, they are just toying with the rest.
Sainz and Hamilton struggling. Sainz made a mess out of Leclerc last sector too in what was a good lap.
Yeah looks like it.
Lewis is struggling like feck, looks like the crash has affect him or the car or both
FFS Lewis had to dig that one out.
WTF is going on with that car, it looked so good in FP , looks like a dog in Q1
WTF is going on with that car, it looked so good in FP , looks like a dog in Q1
These are the five drivers out at Q1:
16) Logan Sargeant
17) Kevin Magnussen
18) Nico Hulkenberg
19) Zhou Guanyu
20) Sergio Perez
16) Logan Sargeant
17) Kevin Magnussen
18) Nico Hulkenberg
19) Zhou Guanyu
20) Sergio Perez
Mercedes and Red Bull both getting their floor secrets exposed this week. Just time for Ferrari tomorrow I guess. 
We'll get the Ferrari floor in Q3 when the inevitable shunt happensMercedes and Red Bull both getting their floor secrets exposed this week. Just time for Ferrari tomorrow I guess.
Willams used 3 sets of new tyres in Q1 
Tsunoda and Albon top 3, this is crazy!
Decent Q1 for Monaco
Oh, Haas. I won't pretend to know much about F1 strategy, but why were they the only team that left it so late for their Q1 attempts?