Red Bull announce Aston Martin tie-up

Red Bull are to use their Formula One expertise to help British sportscar makers Aston Martin produce a ground-breaking new ‘hypercar’ for the road.

The ‘innovation partnership’ will see Red Bull Racing’s Chief Technical Officer, Adrian Newey, and Aston Martin’s Chief Creative Officer, Marek Reichman, collaborate on project ‘AM-RB 001’, which will combine cutting-edge F1 technology with Aston Martin’s signature design.

To celebrate the partnership, Red Bull Racing’s F1 cars will carry the iconic Aston Martin wings logo throughout the 2016 season, making their debut at this weekend’s Australian round at Albert Park in Melbourne.

“This is a very exciting project for everyone at Red Bull Racing,” said team principal Christian Horner. “Through this Innovation Partnership the iconic Aston Martin logo will return to Grand Prix racing for the first time since 1960, and Red Bull Advanced Technologies, led by Adrian, will be using Formula One DNA to produce the ultimate of all road cars.”

Having an illustrious F1 career spanning nearly 30 years, and as the designer of ten world championship-winning cars, the partnership represents a new challenge for Newey.

“From the age of six I have had two goals in life - to be involved in the design of racing cars, and to be involved in the design of a super car,” he said. “Whilst the former ambition went on to form my career to date, the latter has always bubbled away, resulting in countless sketches and doodles over the years.

“The opportunity to now develop and realise those ideas whilst working with Marek and his colleagues from Aston Martin is tremendously exciting. It allows us to translate the technology we have developed in F1 into a new arena.”

Aston Martin’s only previous involvement in F1 came between 1959 and 1960 when, after huge success in sportscars, they attempted to transition to Grand Prix racing. However, their first two cars proved uncompetitive and after just five world championship starts they decided to concentrate their efforts on sportscar racing once more.