Eighteen months after launching the Innovation Partnership that led to the redefinition of automotive possibility with the game-changing Aston Martin Valkyrie hypercar, Red Bull Racing is set to similarly redefine the Formula One grid with the announcement that the iconic sports car brand Aston Martin is to become its title partner from 2018 onwards, with the team competing as 'Aston Martin Red Bull Racing'.

The strengthened ties between the two brands is far more than a skin-deep exercise, with the expanded technical partnership taking concrete form in the shape of a new Advanced Performance Centre being established at Red Bull Racing's campus later this year. The new Centre will create 110 new jobs housing Aston Martin's design and engineering personnel responsible for future sports cars from the two companies. The new centre will allow a closer working relationship between the two leading brands in their respective fields which will see the adoption of both F1 and road car technology.

"Our Innovation Partnership with Aston Martin has been a pioneering project from day one," said Christian Horner. "Having conceived and created the remarkably successful Aston Martin Valkyrie together in 2016, we extended our relationship this year and are now delighted to further strengthen the partnership and see the team competing as Aston Martin Red Bull Racing in 2018. In addition, more than100 Aston Martin staff will service the new Advanced Performance Centre on our campus here in Milton Keynes and it will allow us to collaborate further with Aston Martin on special, equally innovative, new projects."

"Title partnership is the next logical step for our Innovation Partnership with Red Bull Racing," added Aston Martin President and CEO, Andy Palmer. "We are enjoying the global brand awareness that a revitalised Formula One provides. The power unit discussions (in Formula One) are of interest to us, but only if the circumstances are right. We are not about to enter an engine war with no restrictions in cost or dynamometer hours but we believe that if the FIA can create the right environment we would be interested in getting involved."

The relationship between Aston Martin and Red Bull began in 2016 after the two companies combined cutting edge F1 technology and Aston Martin's signature sports car design to produce a ground breaking hypercar. The Aston Martin Valkyrie is set to be the first in a line of new products to be borne of this Innovation Partnership and will make its first run in 2018 before being delivered to customers in 2019.

Aston Martin will feature prominently across the Aston Martin Red Bull Racing team from the start of the 2018 season.

Despite the fact that Aston Martin's motorsport activities have mainly centred on Sports Car racing, the British marque contested five rounds of the Formula One World Championship in 1959 and 1960. Indeed, a return to F1 will see it battling once again with former Sports Car rivals Mercedes and Ferrari.

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1. Posted by mickl, 26/09/2017 21:52

"So how much money is Aston putting into it seeing as it hasn't made a profit since 2010 and always seems to be on the verge of insolvency in all it's history.

Is this a back door for Mateschitz to dump the team onto AM?"

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