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Luxury car brand Infiniti to become Red Bull Racing's title sponsor from 2013

Nissan brand and World Champions enhance relationship

Red Bull chiefs Newey and Horner have welcomed the new tie-up
Image: Red Bull chiefs Newey and Horner have welcomed the new tie-up

Red Bull Racing will have a title sponsor for the first time in the team's history next season after the World Champions agreed a more extensive relationship with Japanese car brand Infiniti.

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Newey added: "Formula One presents immense design and engineering challenges on a daily basis. Having a committed technical partner like Infiniti gives us a great platform for working together on technical projects, such as the Energy Recovery Systems for the 2014 season." However, Carlos Ghosn, President of the Renault-Nissan Alliance, said that Red Bull's Renault engines would not be rebranded accordingly. Speaking in the paddock at Interlagos on Sunday morning, Ghosn said: "I don't think we want any confusion within the Alliance as to who does what. Renault changed and adapted its strategy in 2008 when most of the [manufacturers] went out of F1 and Renault stayed. "We just changed our strategy and instead of being just a one-team player we wanted to be a multi-team player by bringing the heart of the competition, which is the engine. "By having Renault supplying today one third of all the cars running and being for the third year in a row Champions with Red Bull is a validation of the strategy we have taken."

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