
Expansion in people
“We are constantly hiring brilliant new senior engineers and technical talent, and the result will be a level of technical engineering depth across the company that matches, if not better, that of any F1 team. We announce the hiring of new senior technicians and engineers almost every week. “
The Silverstone team seems to be getting into the habit of poaching Red Bull employees. Designer Andrew Alessi is the last to skip from Milton Keynes and the new technical director Dan Fallows is also ex-Red Bull, while technical director Luca Furbatto from Alfa Romeo has joined us.
“We currently have around 500 employees. When I took over Force India [in 2018, renaming the team Racing Point], we had about 400. It’s not just about quantity, it’s about quality. In the short term, we plan to increase this number to around 800. “
Expansion in space
“To find a home for these 800 employees, we recently got the ground under our feet in Silverstone for our new factory, which will open in about 20 months. It will be over 200,000 square feet and will be built for a specific purpose. In order to be able to constantly fight for world championships, we also need our own wind tunnel – another huge expense, costs well over 150 million pounds, and we have already started. “
Earlier this year, Stroll said that given the usage restrictions and its agreement to share the Mercedes tunnel in nearby Brackley, Aston Martin didn’t need its own wind tunnel. Why the U-turn?
“Andy [Green, chief technical officer] Changed his mind! He came back to me and said, ‘Look, I realize that with the times and availability we currently have with the Mercedes tunnel, there is upside potential. But if you really want to become world champion, we need this tool. ”It took a bit of money to change my mind. I was satisfied with his first concept. “
Loss of form
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