Red Bull has announced the extension of its power unit naming deal with TAG Heuer through until the end of the 2018 season.
Following a breakdown in the relationship with Renault during 2015, Red Bull eventually signed to continue with the French manufacturer this year but with the power units to be branded as TAG Heuer rather than Renault.
2016 has seen an improvement in the power unit's competitiveness, with Red Bull winning two races and extending its Renault contract until the end of 2018. Alongside the new power until deal, Red Bull has now announced it will continue to use the TAG Heuer name throughout the length of that partnership.
“I am very pleased to be extending our engine partnership with TAG Heuer today" Red Bull team principal Christian Horner said in Abu Dhabi. "TAG Heuer and Red Bull Racing are two brands which both have a passion for racing and a drive to do things differently, and this forms the basis of our partnership.
"The TAG Heuer motto of ‘Don’t Crack Under Pressure’ is something that we at Red Bull Racing live by day-to-day, so we look forward to helping TAG Heuer tell that story in the seasons ahead.”
Next year's car will therefore be named the Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer RB13. At the same time it was announced that TAG Heuer will continue to be Red Bull's official timekeeper, watch and team performance partner.
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