Red Bull is preparing to go to war with Aston Martin over what Dr Helmut Marko describes as an “incredible copy” of the energy drink company’s 2022 car. The ‘green Red Bull’ on their minds is Aston Martin’s much-anticipated ‘B’ car, whose wraps were pulled off in Barcelona after an uncompetitive start for the Silverstone based team. “We now have to clarify how this incredible copy came about,” said the 78-year-old team official. Apart from the obvious visual similarities between the cars, Aston Martin poached several employees from Red Bull last year, including key aerodynamicist Dan Fallows. “They said ‘There is a car that looks remarkably like your car’.

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