Sebastian Vettel and Lance Stroll gave Aston Martin’s 2021 car, the AMR21, its first shakedown on Thursday at Silverstone. The pair split the allocated 100 kilometre of running on Pirelli prototype tyres, and they will next drive the car in pre-season testing in Bahrain next week. READ: Valtteri Bottas Not Ruling Out Mercedes Exit To
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Aston Martin has launched its 2021 challenger, the AMR21, marking its return to Formula One after over six decades. As part of the team’s rebrand from Racing Point to Aston Martin, their 2021 car has a radically different livery to its predecessor, with them switching out pink for British racing green. READ: Lewis Hamilton Calls
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Owner of the Aston Martin F1 Team, Lawrence Stroll, has shrugged off criticism from “jealous people” of his son, 22-year-old Lance. The young Canadian has frequently been targeted by some fans and pundits for being backed by his billionaire father, who purchased Racing Point in 2018 to give his son a more competitive seat on
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Amid much anticipation, Sir Lewis Hamilton and the Mercedes F1 Team finally agreed a contract extension earlier this month. However, unlike all of Hamilton’s previous Silver Arrows deals, this extension was just for a single season, so the seven-time World Champion could be free to walk away from Mercedes at the end of the season.
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Austrian water treatment company BWT will stay on as a sponsor of the Aston Martin F1 Team following their rebrand from Racing Point this upcoming season. BWT’s sponsorship of the Silverstone-based team goes back to 2017, and last year, they became their title sponsor. READ: Albon Eyeing 2022 Return, Has No Hard Feelings Towards Tsunoda
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Lawrence Stroll has solidified his control of Aston Martin Lagonda as a group of Kuwaiti investors have reduced the size of their holding in the British auto-maker. Amr Ali Abdallah Abou El Seoud, Adeem/Primewagon’s representative director on Aston Martin Lagonda’s board, has stepped down from his position, company filings published on Friday show. READ: Nico
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Sebastian Vettel had a miserable final year with Ferrari despite him managing a podium at Istanbul and having a few other relatively strong weekends. The four-time World Champion was comprehensively outperformed by Charles Leclerc, with his younger team-mate finishing eighth in the standings while he could only manage P13. READ: F1 Teams In Favour Of
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Four-time World Champion Sebastian Vettel’s Ferrari exit paved the way for him to join the newly rebranded Aston Martin F1 Team – and he’ll undoubtedly be looking to immediately establish himself as the team’s number one driver. However, with Lance Stroll having driven for the team for two seasons and being the son of its
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Nico Hulkenberg was previously linked to the second seat at Red Bull alongside Max Verstappen, but the team ultimately decided to sign Sergio Perez for 2021 This left the German without a seat on the grid for the upcoming season, but Otmar Szafnauer, team principal of the newly rebranded Aston Martin F1 Team, has hinted
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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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