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Aston Martin named as Red Bull's 2018 title sponsor

Aston Martin will become the Red Bull Formula 1 team’s title sponsor for the 2018 season.

Aston Martin logo on the nose of a Red Bull

Aston Martin logo on the nose of a Red Bull

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Formula 1 2018

The 2018 Formula 1 World Championship is the 69th season of the world’s leading open-wheel single-seater series. Sanctioned by the sport’s governing body, the FIA, its 10 teams and 20 drivers will compete in 21 Grands Prix around the world, beginning in Australia on March 25 and ending in Abu Dhabi on November 25. <p>The French Grand Prix, at Circuit Paul Ricard, returns to the calendar for the first time since 2008. The German Grand Prix, at Hockenheim, reappears after a one-year absence. The Malaysian Grand Prix, run since 1999 at Sepang, has dropped off the 2018 calendar.</p> <p>The main technical change for the new season is the adoption of the Halo cockpit protection system to all cars.</p>

Aston Martin logo on the Red Bull Racing RB12 nosecone
Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull Racing RB13
Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull Racing RB13
Aston Martin logo on the Red Bull Racing RB12
 Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing RB13
 Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing RB13
 Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing RB13

Aston joined Red Bull as an innovation partner ahead of the 2016 F1 season, with the duo working together to develop the Aston Martin Valkyrie hypercar.

As predicted by Motorsport.com, the partnership has now moved to the next level and the outfit will officially compete as Aston Martin Red Bull Racing next season.

The British carmaker’s brand is to feature “prominently” across the team.

As part of the arrangement, a new Advanced Performance Centre has been created on Red Bull’s campus in Milton Keynes.

It will create more than 100 jobs, house the development of Red Bull and Aston’s next supercar project and foster closer collaboration between the two brands.

“Our innovation partnership with Aston Martin has been a pioneering project from day one,” said Red Bull boss 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 than 100 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.”

Aston Martin president and CEO Andy Palmer said his company has benefited from its involvement with Red Bull so far and added it is continuing to take a close interest in F1’s 2021 engine rules, having attended discussions on the topic.

However, he stressed Aston would only be interested in entering its own engine if the technology and costs are kept under control.

“Title partnership is the next logical step for our 'innovation partnership' with Red Bull Racing," said Palmer. "We are enjoying the global brand awareness that a revitalised Formula 1 provides.

"The power unit discussions 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."

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