World champion Sebastian Vettel has extended his contract with Red Bull by a further two years and will stay at the team until the end of 2014.
Red Bull are determined to keep hold of the German, 23, who they consider to be as good as anyone on the grid.
"Sebastian feels very comfortable within the team and the team feels very comfortable with him," team boss Christian Horner told BBC Sport.
"We started to talk about it earlier in the year and it came together quickly."
Mercedes are known to be interested in signing Vettel in the future, and rumours had also linked him to a possible move to Ferrari.
Horner said he was keen to be able to head into the new season without the distraction of such speculation.
"It's good to have it done and tidied up prior to the beginning of the season - rumours had already started about other teams," Horner said.
"We were keen to take away that distraction and concentrate on the racing."
Horner said there were no break clauses or options in the contract, which is solid until the end of 2014.
"He's been with Red Bull since 1998, so it was a logical thing to do," he said.
"It was a straightforward and quick discussion."
from bbc sport
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