With the 2022 roster finalized, Aston Martin F1 has added a new member to its team. While Sebastian Vettel and Lance Stroll continue to represent the team on the tracks, Aston Martin takes on a new role with a familiar face to improve their game.
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Martin Whitmarsh marks his return to the sport with the UK team. Whitmarsh will now become CEO of Aston Martin Performance Technologies. As a new role, Aston Martin would like to encompass the team’s F1 activities and develop its car.
Welcome to the team, Martin. 
Martin Whitmarsh has been appointed to the new role of Group Chief Executive Officer of Aston Martin Performance Technologies.
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– Aston Martin Cognizant F1 Team (@ AstonMartinF1) September 21, 2021
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Whitmarsh worked at McLaren for 25 years and was CEO of McLaren Racing in addition to his role as Team Principal at McLaren Mercedes. Under his leadership, the team had diversified its business activities beyond Formula 1. He helped found McLaren Automotive and McLaren Applied Technologies. So it looks like Aston Martin picked a man with a lot of experience to take on the new role.
Aston Martin wants to improve
After playing a leading role in Formula 1, Whitmarsh knows the sport well. With that he brings a lot of help to Aston Martin. Lawrence Stroll shared his vision for the team’s development; In addition to redirecting team goals, Whitmarsh has another important role to play.
Stroll explains “the ultimate goal of transforming the Aston Martin Cognizant Formula 1 team into a Formula 1 world championship organization within the next four to five years and turning it into a £ 1 billion in a similar timeframe. To develop companies. “
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Stroll prides itself on choosing the right man for the job. “He is a proven winner in Formula 1. He is therefore the ideal person for the task of working with me and our senior management team to guide and inspire our employees on and off the track to future success.”
Formula 1 F1 – Great Britain Grand Prix – Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, Great Britain – July 16, 2021 Aston Martins Sebastian Vettel in action during qualifying REUTERS / Peter Cziborra.
Whitmarsh is sure that he can turn the team into world champions. “I know what it takes to win in Formula One … I intend to do everything I can to ensure that our team becomes the winning company that Lawrence should be.”
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As the team prepares for a future championship fight, it is a long road for Aston Martin as they occupy seventh place on the Constructors Council.
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