What Aston Martin's dreadful 2022 form means for Sebastian Vettel's F1 future
The start of the 2022 Formula 1 season has fallen well short of Sebastian Vettel’s expectations for Aston Martin. Vettel is out of contract at the end of the year and even before the 2022 cars had hit the track in pre-season testing it was clear that his future would be a big talking point....
Why Aston Martin has gone backwards in F1 2022
This video is sponsored by GridRival. To download the GridRival app visit: https://bit.ly/3qcUSeO To join The Race fantasy league use this link: https://gridrival.app.link/20iWm3Nagob For the second year in a row, Aston Martin is grappling with a problem seriously holding back its Formula 1...
Why Aston Martin is looking at creating its own F1 engine
The commitment behind Aston Martin’s works Formula 1 team has been unquestionable during Lawrence Stroll’s ownership. His biggest strategic decision and financial investment may be yet to come, though. Formula 1 has a new engine era on the horizon in 2026 and all the focus has been on whether...
What Aston Martin’s ‘honest’ 2022 F1 launch revealed
Brought to you by Aramco: https://bit.ly/3sfacrx After two F1 launches from Haas and Red Bull that didn’t give much away, Aston Martin didn’t hold back, revealing its definitive car, which is set to be the first 2022 machine on track this week at a Silverstone shakedown. In this video Edd...
Why F1 2022 will make or break Sebastian Vettel and Aston Martin
Sebastian Vettel heads into his second Aston Martin season in 2022 with his future uncertain and the team hoping for a big upturn in form after last year’s struggles. The four-times world champion’s contract is up at the end of the season, meaning there’s no guarantee he will continue...
Is Aston Martin repeating McLaren’s F1 team boss masterstroke?
Aston Martin has a new Formula 1 team boss, and it’s someone you might not be all that familiar with. Former BMW Motorsport chief Mike Krack has been recruited to replace Otmar Szafnauer, with Aston Martin opting to look outside the F1 bubble to find the best candidate. He is a man with...
What Aston Martin learned from two years running a Mercedes F1 clone
Aston Martin has to stand on its own two feet in 2022, with the team formerly known as Racing Point running a car design all of its own work for the first time since 2019. That's because it spent the last two years using a car design based on Mercedes' 2019 world championship winner. So will the...
Why Aston Martin has split with its F1 team boss and what comes next
The first big news story of F1 2022 has come from Aston Martin, where team boss Otmar Szafnauer has left with immediate effect. In this video Scott Mitchell explores what Szafnauer did for the team during his long spell there under various guises, why things appeared more strained in 2021, and...
Aston Martin's major Mercedes F1 signing and what it means
Aston Martin has signed one of Mercedes’ leading Formula 1 aerodynamic people as part of its aggressive recruitment drive. Hiring the world champion team’s chief aerodynamicist is the latest statement of intent from the organisation owned by Lawrence Stroll, who wants to turn Aston Martin...
What hiring an ex-McLaren boss means for Aston Martin's F1 masterplan
Aston Martin's F1 plans are gathering pace, with work starting on its new factory and a big-hitting name added to its ranks in the form of ex-McLaren F1 team boss Martin Whitmarsh. In this video Edd Straw explains how Whitmarsh's role will interact with the F1 team, what it means for current team...