Just a day after making headlines for a possible collaboration between Red Bull Racing and Aston Martin for the next F1 season, it has now been revealed that Red Bull Technologies is partnering with Aston Martin to develop a Red Bull road-going hypercar.
This collaboration is expected to see Adrian Newey, the designer of the F1 cars which won the championship four years running between 2010 and 2013, working in close relations with Aston Martin to develop this car.
This deal however is not expected to affect the F1 deal mentioned earlier, as Red Bull Technologies and Red Bull Racing are two separate entities within the Red Bull Group. The new road car project is also expected to rope in Mercedes to supply the engine and electronics, leading to the speculation of a wider link-up between the companies.
Speaking about the project, Red Bull Racing boss Christian Horner, told our sister publication Autocar UK, “It’s something that Adrian is keen to do as a legacy project. At the moment our focus is on being a Formula 1 constructor, but as we see more technology cross over with the road car market, it’s something that will organically grow.”
No other information is available regarding the road car project. Reports have suggested that the new hypercar is expected to be a track-only machine, while some have stated that the car will be road-legal like the Mclaren F1 designed by Gordan Murray.