Aston Martin took a Union Jack wrap off of its new Formulation 1 race automobile as we speak. The AMR23 marks the third wholly Aston Martin-branded automobile to race F1 within the fashionable period.
Completed in an attention-grabbing darkish inexperienced, yellow and black livery, in all probability top-of-the-line in F1, the automobile wears sponsorship from Aramco, the Saudi Arabian oil firm, and Cognizant, an American IT firm. The AMR23 will be visually distinguished from final yr’s automobile by its bigger mirrors and up to date 2023-spec roll construction. Nevertheless, Technical Director Dan Fallows mentioned on the reveal that round two-thirds of the automobile would proceed to evolve because the season progressed.
Aston Martin debuted the AMR23 at its model new 37,000 sq. foot engineering facility at Silverstone Circuit within the UK. The campus will function the headquarters for the crew and comprises a state-of-the-art race simulator and wind tunnel. The revamp got here courtesy of Canadian billionaire Lawrence Stroll, crew proprietor and government chairman of the Aston Martin automobile firm.
The AMR23 can be pushed by two-time Drivers’ Championship winner Fernando Alonso, in addition to Lance Stroll.
“The second half of 2022 confirmed actual indicators of progress as we labored onerous on automobile improvement. For this yr, our intention have to be to construct a automobile that may totally ship on its efficiency potential from the primary second it hits the monitor,” mentioned Staff Principal Mike Krack. “Making a robust begin to the yr, after which sustaining that momentum, is important if we’re to make additional advances in the direction of the entrance of the grid.”
The Aston Martin F1 crew completed in seventh place for the 2022 season with a complete of 55 factors within the Constructors’ Championship.
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