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Marco Wittmann to sport Red Bull livery in 2016

BMW Motorsport has announced that former champion Marco Wittmann will carry the Red Bull colours in the 2016 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters season.

Wittmann, who won the title in 2014 with Team RMG, will continue with the German outfit for the third consecutive season, racing with the #11 BMW M4 DTM.

The German driver thanked his former sponsor: “I am delighted to represent the Red Bull colours in 2016. Red Bull supports many of the top athletes in many different disciplines all around the world. Now to be part of this circle myself makes me really proud. However, I would like to take this opportunity to express my gratitude to my previous partner Ice-Watch. We celebrated great successes together, in particular, winning the title in the 2014 season.“

The Bavarian manufacturer, together with Mercedes AMG and Audi Sport, is at the Spanish track of Monteblanco for the first on track pre-season tests this year.

BMW Motorsport will attack the 2016 DTM season with no changes from last year’s line up.