The existing Racing Point squad will be renamed Aston Martin for 2021 after team owner Lawrence Stroll invested in the British manufacturer earlier this year.
Ambitions for the Aston Martin F1 project have led Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel to sign a multi-year contract for 2021, increase the workforce by 20% and move forward with plans to build a new factory.
Aston Martin traditionally rode in British racing green – a color that arose when teams raced in national colors in the early days of motorsport – on his first forays into motorsport and on his brief stint in F1 in 1959 and 1960.
The manufacturer switched to a bright green color for its Aston Martin Racing sports car endeavors at the FIA World Endurance Championship in 2018, most recently using the scheme for its GTE Pro class win at the 24 Hours of Le Mans last weekend.
However, the Aston Martin F1 project is set to run on British racing green next year, Lance Stroll announced during the FIA press conference on Thursday in Sochi ahead of the Russian Grand Prix.
“I think it will be British racing green,” said Stroll, adding that the design “will be pretty cool”.
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Motorsport.com believes that the existing Racing Point bosses have already reviewed initial design concepts for the rebranding of Aston Martin, which includes the British colors of racing green.
However, the color scheme should also retain the bright pink color of the existing title sponsor BWT, who has been the base paint for the team since 2017.
Initial design concepts that were recently reviewed are considered rejected because they did not have enough pink.
Plans for the team’s Aston Martin rebranding in 2021 continue to move forward. The signing of four-time world champion Vettel will be announced earlier this month.
Stroll said he still had to sit down and formally discuss plans with Vettel for their time as teammates, but he wanted to welcome the German driver to the team.
“I just knocked on his motorhome in Mugello and shook his hand to welcome him to the team,” said Stroll.
“I’m very excited. I’m looking forward to it.”
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