Last month, it was reported that China’s BYD Auto Company had tabled a bid to acquire Aston Martin Lagonda in a deal that would value the British auto-maker at £4.1 billion. Details were scarce and it was difficult to gauge the veracity of these reports. READ: Alonso: It Became Clear ‘Leclerc Has More Potential’ Than
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2020 was undoubtedly a difficult campaign for four-time World Champion Sebastian Vettel, but the German has a great opportunity to remind the F1 world what he’s capable of at Aston Martin Racing next season. A number of pundits and members of the paddock have already tipped Vettel to succeed with his new team – and
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Rob Bloom has been appointed the chief marketing officer (CMO) of the Aston Martin F1 Team after leaving McLaren. Speaking to Formula1News.co.uk on Friday, Bloom described the move as a “huge privilege” and thanked Jefferson Slack – who was appointed commercial director of the Silverstone-based team in September – in particular. READ: Jordan King On
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Canadian billionaire Lawrence Stroll has been criticised for buying an F1 team to ensure his son, Lance Stroll, has a reasonably competitive seat on the grid. Lance Stroll entered Formula One in 2017 with Williams Racing as part of an agreement which saw his father provide the ailing F1 team will tens of millions of
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Ferrari had a woeful 2020 campaign, with their SF1000 proving uncompetitive due to a combination of a weakened power unit and a draggy, aerodynamically inefficient chassis. Join F1 TV To Watch Live Grand Prix & Access Hundreds Of Full Races The Italian car-maker will run a new power unit in 2021 – and, according to
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Prior to the 2020 F1 season getting underway, Sebastian Vettel was informed by Ferrari that he would not be retained by the Scuderia beyond the end of the season. Join F1 TV To Watch Live Grand Prix & Access Hundreds Of Full Races A matter of months later, amid plenty of speculation about the four-time
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Dr Helmut Marko, a senior Red Bull advisor, recently suggested that Sebastian Vettel made a mistake by joining the Aston Martin F1 Team and said he believes he should have taken a year out to wait for a potential vacancy at Red Bull or Mercedes in 2022. Join F1 TV To Watch Live Grand Prix
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Sebastian Vettel’s move to Aston Martin Racing was generally well received in the F1 paddock, and it is arguably a great, logical move for both parties. READ: Nico Rosberg: ‘I Don’t Want To Be A Racing Driver Anymore’ However, Dr Helmut Marko, a senior Red Bull advisor, has recently revealed that he advised Vettel to
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The newly rebranded Aston Martin F1 Team has ambitious plans going forward, and with the addition of four-time World Champion Sebastian Vettel, in addition to a more equitable distribution of prize money and a $145mn budget cap in 2021, the team is looking to emerge from the midfield once and for all. READ: Aston Martin
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Sebastian Vettel will unquestionably be relieved that the 2020 F1 season is over, as he struggled to get to grips with the woeful Ferrari SF1000 and his relationship with the Scuderia publicly broke down on a number of occasions. READ: Monaco GP Plus Three Other Races To Be Cancelled Due To COVID-19 Lawrence Stroll, who
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