- Aston Martin is branded as the title sponsor of a Formula 1 team for the first time since 1960.
- The team from 2021 includes four-time F1 champion Sebastian Vettel and returning driver Lance Stroll.
- Aston Martin drove as Racing Point in 2020 and the team finished fourth in the F1 Constructors’ Championship behind Mercedes, Red Bull and McLaren.
Few people will remember the last time Aston Martin became a Formula 1 manufacturer – the British brand’s last full factory entry was in 1960. But after a consortium led by Lawrence Stroll took control of the sports car manufacturer last year There was no surprise when the decision was announced to rename Stroll’s Racing Point Formula 1 team to compete under the colors of Aston.
Four-time Formula 1 world champion Sebastien Vettel drives alongside Stroll’s son Lance and it’s an exciting time for Aston Martin’s F1 team.
The four-time F1 champion Sebastian Vettel will fly in the colors of the Aston Martin in 2021.
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Before the start of the Aston Martin Cognizant AMR21, team boss Otmar Szafnauer said optimistically that the renamed outfit will continue where Racing Point left off. Last season, Sergio Perez took the team’s first and only win at the Sakhir Grand Prix in 2020.
“We hope this year will continue on the same path and that we will fight for podiums at the beginning of the season,” he said. “I assume that we should be a little closer to Red Bull when we are as strong as last year and when we have done a good job over the winter. But I expect the people around us – Ferrari, McLaren, Renault, they will all have done a great job over the winter. “
Szafnauer was confident that the 2021 season would start on time despite the ongoing global issue of COVID.
“As far as I know today, the schedule is still planned for 23 races,” he said. “I think the FIA and the FOM (Formula 1 Management) and the teams did a really good job of keeping to a schedule.” The strict COVID protocol we put in place, the testing procedures put in place, and the bubbles and sub-bubbles the teams have put in place, in case anyone tests positive, will not turn off the entire team. ”
The UK’s schedule to ease COVID restrictions is that the UK Grand Prix will be allowed to run with a live audience on July 18th.
The arrival of Sebastien Vettel from Ferrari created a fascinating dynamic in the team. Stroll has shown his pace by taking pole position at the Turkish Grand Prix last year.
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“He gets on really well with Lance and because Lance drove last year we’ll be relying on him a lot at the start of the season,” said Szafnauer. He has the same mindset, he wants the same things and we have the same work ethic . “
Szafnauer added that the team learned from Vettel in a number of areas.
“When you are a four-time world champion, you gain experience of what you have to do to achieve this,” said Szafnauer. “If you haven’t won a World Cup, you think you know what it takes, but it’s really good to shorten the process.
“I’ll give you an example – restarting the safety car when you’re leading the race. What should you do Didn’t we think about it often? Should we have? We probably had an opportunity last year where we had a red flag restart leading the race (at the Italian Grand Prix) and we should have thought about what to do. We finished third, we would have had a chance to win.
“It’s those little things.”
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