Aston Martin Boss Reveals the 2021 F1 Race Newly-Appointed CEO Whitmarsh Will Attend

After seven years of absence from the pinnacle of motor racing, former McLaren team principal, Martin Whitmarsh, has joined the Aston Martin F1 team as a Group Chief Executive Officer of Aston Martin Performance Technologies.

Martin Whitmarsh became one of the biggest entities in Formula 1 during his 25 years stint with McLaren. The 63-year-old eventually succeeded Ron Dennis at the Woking-based team as a team principal in 2008.

After he left McLaren in 2014, Martin has mainly been involved in America’s Cup with Ben Ainslie Racing, but will now return to Formula 1 with the Silverstone-based team.

Meanwhile, ahead of the Turkish Grand Prix Aston Martin team principal, Otmar Szafnauer reveals when the newly appointed Martin Whitmarsh will make an appearance this year.

What did Otmar Szafnauer say about the new Aston Martin CEO?

During the Team Principal conference ahead of the Turkish Grand Prix, when asked what will be the role of Martin Whitmarsh and will he come to all the races, Otmar Szafnauer replied: “He’s group CEO, which by mere definition means you have a bigger role and a wider role.”

“He will be coming to some races. I think he’ll be coming to Austin (United States Grand Prix) and then perhaps one more race this year and then a few next years.” concluded the Aston Martin team principal.

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Sebastian Vettel welcomes Martin Whitmarsh

The four-time world champion, Sebastian Vettel, is delighted with the addition of Martin Whitmarsh, who has worked with several famous drivers and helped win championship titles with Lewis Hamilton, Mika Hakkinen, and Ayrton Senna.

“I know Martin from just when he left. I started, more or less, in Formula 1. I’ve never worked with him and I don’t know him good enough to judge. So I think we need to be open-minded,” said Sebastian Vettel.

“Obviously, we expected to strengthen the team, otherwise there is no point signing new people or adding people to the team. I think it looks like a strong recruitment and hopefully helps us to achieve what we want to achieve in the future,” concluded the German.

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With the addition of Martin Whitmarsh, can Aston Martin compete for the championship next season? What do you think? Let us know in the comments section below.