Sports Mole rounds up all of the latest news regarding Formula 1 on Friday, November 27.

Friday morning's Formula 1 news roundup

Abiteboul not responding to messages - Alonso

Fernando Alonso has joked that 2021 team boss Cyril Abiteboul is already "getting tired" of him.

Indeed, contrary to his reputation for being difficult to work with, 39-year-old Alonso has appeared intensely focused and motivated on his preparations to race for Alpine next year.

"Half an hour ago I sent him (Renault boss Abiteboul) three messages. I know he has read them, but he still hasn't answered," he revealed to France's Auto Hebdo.

"I'm sure he's starting to get tired of me."

The Spaniard said he is used to the fact that observers always seem "very surprised" to hear that he is highly motivated within a team, rather than notoriously difficult and demanding.

"It seems like people are very surprised every time they hear this about me, but I've always been like that," said the two-time champion, who has been on F1 sabbatical for the past two seasons.

New deadline for Red Bull's 2022 Honda plan

Dr Helmut Marko has set a new deadline as Red Bull makes its engine plans for 2022.

The team, and sister outfit Alpha Tauri, are losing works Honda backing after next season - but Marko is working on a plan to take over the Japanese marque's 2021 engine IP and operations.

For that to happen, Red Bull is pushing for engine development to be frozen at the start of 2022 - but so far Ferrari and Renault are not agreeing.

Recently, top Austrian official Marko said Red Bull needs to know its 2022 plans by the end of November, and after Istanbul he flew to Japan for talks.

Now, he has told Osterreich: "A decision has not been made yet - but at the beginning of December we will know which direction we are going."

Marko insists that the Honda plan still relies on the FIA freezing the engines for 2022.

"If we continue to work with Honda, it would only work if the engines are frozen after 2021. That would mean we only have a servicing job to do."

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