This delay was caused by the company prioritising the development of the DBR1 sports car, which went on to win the 1959 24 Hours of Le Mans. The DBR4 was first built and tested in 1957 but did not make its Formula One debut until 1959. Aston Martin have appointed former BMW motorsport boss Mike Krack as team principal. Aston Martin first entered Formula One with the DBR4, their first open-wheel racing car. Racing Point, whose driver line-up includes Stroll’s 21-year-old son Lance alongside Sergio Perez, are set to launch their 2020 campaign on February 17 in Mondsee, Austria, ahead of the start of winter testing at the Circuit de Catalunya near Barcelona on February 19. Aston Martin finished seventh in the constructors championship in 2021. Sebastian Vettel has signed to join Racing Point to spearhead their new Aston Martin era in a move that prolongs the four-time world champions Formula 1 career into 2021. The move comes 18 months after Stroll’s consortium took control of the struggling Force India squad, with the team eventually becoming Racing Point at the start of the 2019 season. Stroll will also become Aston Martin’s Executive Chairman.ĪNALYSIS: Why Aston Martin-Racing Point deal makes sense for all concerned The £182 million investment from Stroll’s consortium sees them take a 16.7% stake in Aston Martin, with Racing Point then slated for a re-brand ahead of the start of F1’s ground-breaking 2021 season. Aston Martin will return to the Formula 1 grid in 2021, ending a. Racing Point are set to become the Aston Martin works team for the 2021 Formula 1 season, following a significant investment into the iconic British automobile brand by a consortium led by Racing Point’s current owner, Lawrence Stroll. charts the journey and numerous guises Racing Point has gone through ahead of its 2021 F1 rebranding into Aston Martin.
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