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          Red Bull and Aston Martin unveil Newey-designed hypercar

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          Red Bull and Aston Martin have unveiled the highly-anticipated AM-RB 001 hypercar designed by F1 legend Adrian Newey.

          Newey, who has designed 10 championship winning F1 cars in his career, has been working on the hypercar project as part of Red Bull's collaboration with Aston Martin. Earlier this year Aston Martin said the AM-RB 001 would be quicker than an F1 car around some of the world's fastest circuits.

          Though the full specification of the hypercar was not released with its launch on Wednesday, it will be powered by a naturally aspirated V12 engine. The car's F1-inspired carbon fibre construction gives it a power to weight ratio of 1:1 and features "performance levels in line with today's LMP1 Le Mans sport prototypes".

          Speaking about the AM-RB 001, Newey said: "I've long harboured the desire to design a road car. The formation of Red Bull Advanced Technologies brought me a step closer to realising that ambition, but I believed we should work with an automotive manufacturer. Aston Martin was at the top of my list.

          "I've always been adamant that the AM-RB 001 should be a true road car that's also capable of extreme performance on track, and this means it really has to be a car of two characters. That's the secret we're trying to put into this car - the technology that allows it to be docile and comfortable, but with immense outright capabilities."

          Red Bull team boss Christian Horner says the AM-RB 001 highlights the teams commitment to innovation.

          "Red Bull Racing has always steered an innovative course in our ongoing development of a competitive Formula One car. The conception and modus operandi of Red Bull Technologies has been to apply our expertise to truly progressive projects and partnerships.

          "Our relationship with Aston Martin and the realisation of the AM-RB 001 is pioneering and borne of our synergies and desire to break new ground. The AM-RB 001 is the inspirational product of this collaborative spirit."