Aston Martin have taken to the track with their brand-new AMR22 car for the 2022 season, with Lance Stroll and Sebastian Vettel venturing out onto the Silverstone Circuit for the new machine’s first shakedown. The British Grand Prix circuit is located just across the road from Aston Martin’s factory, providing them with the perfect opportunity
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Alpine have brought BWT on board as their title sponsor ahead of the 2022 season as the water treatment company joins the French team following their departure from Aston Martin. BWT joined Formula 1 in 2017 as a sponsor of the Force India team, with team principal at the time Vijay Mallya turning the car
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Aston Martin have denied rumours that their 2022 car will not be ready in time for the pre-season test in Barcelona next month, amid reports that the team is not at all full of happy campers. Formerly Racing Point, Aston Martin have undergone significant change since Vijay Mallya was ousted midway through 2018. Businessman Lawrence
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Sebastian Vettel could be the ideal replacement for Sir Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes should the Briton decide to retire, former F1 racer Ralf Schumacher has said. Having cruelly lost out on his eighth title to Max Verstappen on the final lap of the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, rumours have been spread that Hamilton has
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Following Otmar Szafnauer’s departure as team principal last week, Aston Martin have confirmed the appointment of Mike Krack as their new team boss. Previously BMW’s head of race and test engineering, Krack worked with Aston Martin driver Sebastian Vettel as an engineer at the Swiss BMW Sauber team over a decade ago ago, and is
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Former Aston Martin team principal Otmar Szafnauer is being linked with a move to Alpine, following the team announcing the departure of Marcin Budkowski as executive director. In the meantime, Alpine CEO Laurent Rossi will “temporarily ensure the team’s management” before they secure a replacement. The Frenchman displayed his gratitude to the departing Budkowski, who
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Aston Martin have confirmed that CEO and team principal Otmar Szafnauer has left the team with immediate effect. He was linked with a move to the Alpine F1 Team back in November, but he denied having plans of leaving Aston Martin. Szafnauer originally joined the outfit back in 2009 when it was named Force India.
MoreAston Martin team principal Otmar Szafnauer has said he would “relish” the opportunity for his team to compete at the sharp end of the F1 grid and also join the “banter” between Toto Wolff and Christian Horner. The Red Bull and Mercedes team principals have clashed on numerous occasions this season, with Max Verstappen and
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Four-time World Champion Sebastian Vettel is a “finished man” but it is unlikely that the Aston Martin F1 Team will fire him, former F3000 driver Jason Watt has said. Vettel has struggled in the opening two rounds of the 2021 Championship with Aston Martin, and Watt said it is clear that he is still under
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Mercedes and Aston Martin’s claim that the 2021 regulation tweaks have hurt low-rake cars considerably more than their high-rake rivals isn’t necessarily true, a former chief technical officer (CTO) of an F1 team told Formula1News.co.uk on Monday. Since last month, both teams have argued that they have fallen down the pecking order this season due
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