Plans for a high-tech wind tunnel that will be part of Aston Martin’s new Formula 1 factory near Silverstone have been approved.
Billionaire owner Lawrence Stroll’s wants to turn his team – formerly known as Racing Point – into a World Cup participant and is building a new base in Northamptonshire.
The three-building campus near Silverstone will be one of the most modern facilities in the world and the F1 team has now received permission to build a wind tunnel next to the new headquarters.
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The site will also have an incredible racing simulator, as well as engineering rooms and offices.
It is estimated that the new facility will cost between £ 150 million and £ 200 million.
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The latest application concerns an aerodynamic test facility consisting of a wind tunnel with associated machines, test tracks, ancillary offices and workshops.
The primary function of the wind tunnel, according to the application, is to test the design principles of the cars to ensure that they are as aerodynamic as possible.
Aston Martin currently has a facility on Top Station Road, Brackley, but is hoping to develop the new facility right on their doorstep.
They hope that the new wind tunnel will be completed at the same time as the new headquarters in August 2023.
Aston Martin hopes the new F1 Center will bring “significant benefits” to their performance on the track.
“This is a significant investment,” said Stroll. “It shows my belief in the team, confirms my ambition and confirms my belief in F1.”
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Stroll’s goal is to win the championship in three to five years, and to achieve that goal, the facility will need to be overhauled.
After a dramatic final race of the F1 season in Abu Dhabi, in which Max Verstappen was controversially crowned champion, Aston Martin finished the constructors’ championship in seventh place.
“It would have been difficult with the current factory,” he said. “We’re building temporary offices to accommodate our growing workforce.
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