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Honda announced their departure earlier,
leaving Red Bull Racing and sister team AlphaTauri seeking a new
power unit supply for 2022.
The sporting regulations state that "each manufacturer must, if
called upon to do so by the FIA, supply at least three teams."
Mercedes are due to supply four teams next year, with Ferrari
powering three, Honda two and Renault only their own factory
outfit.
"We know the regulations and we would comply with the
regulations," Abiteboul told Reuters.
He said Red Bull, who won four drivers' and constructors' titles
in a row with Renault engines between 2010-13, had yet to make a
request and there was plenty of time for any discussions.
The rules provide a window from May next year for the engine
manufacturers to notify the governing FIA which teams they
intend to supply.
"I guess that it is only at this point in time that will be
discussed if Red Bull fail to find a solution, which I really
hope will not be the situation," said Abiteboul.
"When you participate in a sport you need to accept the
obligations that are associated. As far as we are concerned,
it's part of the sporting regulations and we would comply to
this obligation."
Renault and Red Bull fell out over the engine's poor performance
in the V6 turbo era that started in 2014 to such an extent that
they used the French manufacturer's power units under Tag Heuer
branding.
Red Bull switched to Honda in 2019, winning races with the
Japanese company. This season Red Bull and AlphaTauri have had
grand prix victories.
(Reporting by Alan Baldwin, editing by Ken Ferris)
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