Red Bull has announced that its partnership with British car maker Aston Martin will continue through the 2017 Formula 1 season.
Having teamed up ahead of the Australian Grand Prix in March, the partnership has spawned the AM-RB 001 hypercar which was unveiled at Aston Martin’s factory in July.
The striking hypercar was designed by Red Bull’s chief technical officer Adrian Newey and Aston Martin’s chief creative officer Marek Reichmann, alongside chief special operations officer David King.
Red Bull’s 2016 F1 car, the RB12, also featured the brand’s famous wings logo through the F1 season as part of its ‘Innovation Partnership’.
The Aston Martin logos will also feature on the Milton Keynes-based outfit’s 2017 F1 car.
All 150 road-going versions of the AM-RB 001 hypercar have been sold and it is expected that a prototype will run by the end of 2017, with first deliveries of the car in 2019.
“We first conceived our Innovation Partnership with Aston Martin in the realisation that it could be truly pioneering,” said Red Bull F1 boss Christian Horner.
“In blending our distinct but unique skills under a shared creative vision, we have already seen tangible development to both of our brands and businesses.
“The extraordinary success of the AM-RB 001 is testament to the expert and collaborative spirit in which it was forged, and extending our relationship with Aston Martin through 2017 was a simple and pleasing decision.”
