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Why Ocon’s Victory in Hungary Still Leaves Alpine F1 Director in Disbelief

Alpine Executive Director Marcin Budkowski revealed that he was in disbelief on how Esteban Ocon and team pulled off the win.
Hungarian Grand Prix

REVEALED: Why Stewards Dismissed Aston Martin’s Request for a Review of Vettel’s Disqualification

Why was the Aston Martin appeal regarding Sebastian Vettel disqualification at Hungarian Grand Prix dismissed by the stewards?
Hungarian Grand Prix

Sad News for Sebastian Vettel as Aston Martin F1 Fail in Their Bid to Overturn Disqualification by Stewards

Sebastian Vettel was disqualified from the Hungarian Grand Prix, but Aston Martin are hoping that the decision is overturned.
Austrian Grand Prix

F1 Season Summer Break Recap: Analysing Winners & Losers

As the F1 teams go on summber break and regroup themselves, looking back at the first half o the 2021 season, who won and who lost?
British Grand Prix

‘Motorsport Is Cruel’: Esteban Ocon Shows Sympathy for Sebastian Vettel

Alpine's Esteban Ocon is understandably sorry for Sebastian Vettel after the German's disqualification from Hungarian GP.
Austrian Grand Prix

Why Aston Martin Remain Confident of Sebastian Vettel Reclaiming Second Position After Disqualification

Report reveals how Aston Martin F1 team are planning to win the protest against Sebastian Vettel's disqualification at the Hungarian GP.
Hungarian Grand Prix

F1 Analyst Explains How Aston Martin Could Have Saved Sebastian Vettel’s Disqualification

Formula One journalist, Michael Schmidt feels that Aston Martin should be blamed for the disqualification of Vettel at the Hungarian GP
Austrian Grand Prix

‘Born Again’: Ross Brawn Hypes Up Vettel After Solid Hungary GP Outing

F1 boss Brawn understands Sebastian Vettel's pain after his disqualification after the Hungarian GP and hopes he can redeem himself
Austrian Grand Prix

Stroll-Wolff Connection Means This Astonishing Mercedes-Aston Martin F1 Driver Swap is Possible: Villeneuve

Jacques Villeneuve feels that Mercedes should sign Lance Stroll instead of Russell and Valtteri Bottas should sign for Aston Martin F1.
Hungarian Grand Prix

Hungarian GP Biggest F1 Winners & Losers: Alonso Shines, Bottas Flops

Let's take a look at the biggest winners and losers to emerge after the rollercoaster race that the 2021 Hungarian GP turned out to be.
Hungarian Grand Prix

WATCH: Hamilton Shares a Classy Message to Vettel After His Heartbreaking F1 Disqualification at Hungary

Lewis Hamilton, having gotten some rest, praises Sebastian Vettel on his Instagram stories, saying that the podium finish was well-deserved.
Hungarian Grand Prix

REVEALED: Mystery Behind the Missing Fuel That Led to Aston Martin Driver Vettel’s Disqualification

Aston Martin file an appeal with the FIA against Sebastian Vettel's disqualification. But what exactly was the fuel problem behind it?
Austrian Grand Prix

About Aston Martin

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Astin Martin: 2021 Latest News, Results, Drivers, and Car Updates

Aston Martin is a British carmaker and has been part of Formula One in different structures. The organization initially took part in Formula One during the 1959 season. The team fielded the DBR4 utilizing their own motor. Although the team failed to score points. The team's performance was quite bad through the 1960 season also as they again failed to score points. Therefore, Aston Martin chose to leave Formula One after 1960.

A business rebranding of the Racing Point F1 Team prompted the group to be rebranded as Aston Martin for 2021. The team uses the Mercedes power units. The Team Principal of Aston Martin F1 is Otmar Szafnauer. Lance Stroll and Sebastian Vettel are their two drivers.

History

Aston Martin F1 team developed their first F1 car DBR4 in 1957 and participated in the 1959 Formula One World Championship. The team had Carroll Shelby and Roy Salvadori as their drivers for the 1959 season. Aston Martin F1 team had a dated car that wasn't ready to compete with the pack.

In 1960, the team's drivers were Roy Salvadori and Maurice Trintignant. The team posted poor results yet again. As a result, the Aston Martin F1 team decided to opt out of Formula One.

Aston Martin came back to F1 in 2016 as the sponsor of the Red Bull F1 racing team. They were the title sponsor of the team from 2018-2020.

Rebranding

In January 2020, Racing Point proprietor Lawrence Stroll purchased a 16.7 percent stake in the Aston Martin organization. This brought about the business rebranding of the Racing Point F1 Team into Aston Martin F1 Team for the 2021 season.

The group runs on Mercedes power units. Sergio Pérez was replaced by four-time World Drivers' Champion Sebastian Vettel. The team's title sponsor is Cognizant. The group's headquarter is in Silverstone. Aston Martin becomes the 6th distinctive constructor to work from the Silverstone base since 1991.

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In 2021, Sebastian Vettel became the first driver to earn a podium for the Aston Martin F1 team during the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.

Sponsors

The title sponsor of the Aston Martin F1 team is Cognizant. The other partners of the F1 team are JCB, BWT, Oakley, and Hackett among others.