Aston Martin not worried about branding issues as Red Bull and Honda join forces

Palmer told Motorsport.com that he wasn't worried that the new partnership would affect their role with Red Bull in and out of Formula One.

“Very clearly, the team name is Aston Martin Red Bull Racing and then of course the FIA adds the (engine) manufacturer name,” 

“But let’s be brutally honest. While it was called TAG, everybody knew it was a Renault. And in that sense, the difference between whether it is a Renault or a Honda?

“Aston Martin has zero cross shopping with both brands. So we are completely indifferent to the name.”

“We’ve known about it for a while and we fundamentally agree with where Red Bull wanted to go.

"Let’s be clear: we don’t have a veto, we were simply part of the consultation process and that is part of the philosophy by which we go Formula 1 racing.

“We think it is generally better that experts in Formula 1 go racing than owning your own team. 

"The criteria for us is a very simple one: which is do everything you can to win. And clearly the team felt that by going over from Renault to Honda, it is going to give them a better chance of winning. In that sense, I commend the decision.”