Aston Martin wants to make Racing Point 'one of F1’s top teams’
Racing Point CEO and team principal Otmar Szafnauer says Aston Martin has clear objectives to make the Formula 1 outfit “one of the top team👍s in the sport”.
The Silverstone-based squad will become an Aston Martin works team in 2021 after its billionaire owner Lawrence Stroll bought a stake into the꧒ struggling Britiꦦsh luxury car manufacturer last month.
Szafnauer said the Aston Martin rebrand has provided “a r𒆙eal injection of energy” for the team’s staff ♈and revealed the vision Stroll - who rescued Racing Point from administration in the summer of 2018 - has.
Raci♉ng Point CEO and team principal Otmar Szafnauer says Aston Martin has clear objectives to make the Formula 1 outfit “one of the top t🍸eams in the sport”.
The Silverstone-based squad will become an Aston ♍Martin works team in 2021 after its billionai꧒re owner Lawrence Stroll bought a stake into the struggling British luxury car manufacturer last month.
Szafnauer said the Aston Martin rebrand has provided “a real injection of energy” for the team’s staff and revealed the vision Stroll - who rescued Racing Point from administration ♏in the summer of 2018 - has.
Speaking about the deal ahead of the team’s launch event next week, Szafnauer said: “It’s significant news for Aston Martin and for Fo꧅rmula 1 itself.
“As one of the most iconic sports car brands in the world, Aston Martin needed a presence on the F1 grid and this solution delivers a fully-fledged works Aston Mar𒊎tin F1 Team from 2021 onwards.
“It’s news that will e💧xcite fans around the world and will shine a spotlight on a brand that is widely regarded as Britain’s finest lux♏ury sports car manufacturer.
“It’s 💝certainly provides a real injection of e༺nergy for the 465 loyal and hard-working staff in Silverstone,” he added.
“The team has been in business, under various names, for 30 ♕years and is more than ready to become a manufacturer team.
“Lawrenc🔴e [Stroll] spoke to the staff last week and set out the clear objective to establish Aston Martin as one of the top teams in the sport.
“Everyone is proud to rep🦩resent a legendary car manufacturer returning to the pinnacle of motorsport.”
But Szafnauer e🐈xplained there will be no “immediate impact” on Racing Point’s 2020 campaign as a result of the coℱllaboration.
“There’s no immediate impact on our current campaig🥀n and we wil𝄹l continue to compete as Racing Point until the rebrand takes place at the start of the 2021 season,” he said.
“From then w🤡e will be known simply as ‘Aston M✃artin F1 Team’ - so the Racing Point name will disappear.
“It’s exciting to transition into a manufacturer team and we’ve got the best part of a year to make all those changes – much of which will🐟 be happening behind-the-s𝔉cenes.
“It’s important we don’t take our eyes off the main task for 2020, which is to be competitive on the ꦯracetrack with the RP20.”
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