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F1 Grand Prix of Japan – Qualifying

Mercedes’ Friendly Jibe After Aston Martin Fire up 2021 F1 Car

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F1 Grand Prix of Sakhir – Practice

Aston Martin Boss Backs Sebastian Vettel to “Be as Quick as Ever” After Ferrari Disappointment

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F1 Grand Prix of Hungary

Aston Martin Won’t Push Sebastian Vettel Into Joining Social Media

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F1 Grand Prix of Russia

Stroll Sr Defends Son Lance From “Jealous” F1 Critics: “Not Many People Who Can Do That”

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Turkish Grand Prix

2021 Aston Martin F1 Car Unlikely To Sport a Pure British Racing Green Livery?

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F1 Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi

‘It is Definitely Tempting’ – Stroll Sheds Interest Over Signing Lewis Hamilton at Aston Martin F1

Aston Martin F1 owner, Lawrence Stroll, opens up that the team are interested in signing Lewis Hamilton following his Mercedes exit.
F1 Grand Prix of Styria

Sebastian Vettel Makes First Appearance in Aston Martin F1 Greens

While promoting a recently signed deal for Aston Martin, German champ Sebastian Vettel was seen wearing his new team's colors.
F1 Grand Prix of Japan – Previews

WATCH: Aston Martin Officially Reveal the Name of their 2021 F1 Car

Watch as the Aston Martin Cognizant F1 team officially revealed the name of their 2021 challenger ahead of their complete launch next month.

After Red Bull, When is the Next F1 Car Launch?

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F1 Grand Prix of Malaysia

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.