Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel caused quite a stir when spotted in deep conversation with Adrian Newey and Christian Horner in the Austin paddock during the United States Grand Prix weekend.
But Red Bull consultant Helmut Marko, threw cold water on any wild speculation, and explained to Auto Bild, "Sebastian wants to buy one of the Aston Martins, which has been designed and co-developed by Adrian Newey. They were just discussing Seb's the special requests that he wants for his car."
The AM-RB001, which is currently being displayed at the Tokyo motor show, gave Newey the opportunity to fulfill his childhood dream. Together with Aston Martin and Red Bull Technology build he is a key part of the project to build a hypercar.
When released the car, which will be based around a V12 engine which will deliver over 1000 horsepower, will be available for around €3 million.
The project was first presented during the weekend of the Formula 1 season opener in 2016 in Melbourne . As part of the partnership, Red Bull have been promoting the Aston Martin logo on their cars this season.
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