"Agreement Has Already Been Reached" for 2023 - Aston Martin F1 Official for 2021

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New Rules Likely Postponed Until 2023

The major changes to the regulations originally scheduled for 2021 have now been postponed for 2022.

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner believes that even that is too soon and that it needs to be postponed even further. He explained why

“We are already talking about postponing the new regulations for another year. I think it is completely irresponsible to bear development costs for 2022 in 2021."

“It looks like an agreement has already been reached on this matter, but only the FIA ​​has yet to acknowledge and ratify it. Then we can move those development costs to 2022 and start the new rules in 2023.”

He also shed some light on how decisions are being made in F1

"During the stop we have a moment of discussion every week. It's fair and logical now that everyone sticks to the same rules and to the stop until everyone is able to get back to work".

"The fact that all teams interact so positively and proactively in this day and age is beautiful. It reminds me a lot of the financial crisis of 2008, but it goes much further than that".


Aston Martin F1 Official for 2021

While the rebranding of Racing point as Aston Martin from 2021 onwards was pretty much confirmed by multiple sources, it has now been made official.

The team released a statement concerning this while also highlighting that it will be a fully fledged factory team for the brand.

"Aston Martin’s return to Formula 1 is confirmed. The 2021 season will see one of the greatest car brands, Aston Martin, return to the grid as a works F1 team, continuing to operate from its base in Silverstone"

"The benefits of a return to the pinnacle of motorsport are clear. There is no better way to build the Aston Martin brand globally, and to engage with its customer base, than to have a successful works team in Formula 1."

"The sport demands excellence in design and engineering, and relentless innovation, much of which will be shared with the engineering and development teams at Gaydon and will progressively be incorporated into the future generations of cars, particularly the planned range of mid-engine cars."

Lawrence Stroll, the future CEO of the brand gave his thoughts as well. He began by explaining why Aston Martin needs to compete in F1

"A brand with the pedigree and history of Aston Martin needs to be competing at the highest level of motorsport"

"I think it's the most exciting thing that's happened in recent memory in Formula 1 and it's incredibly exciting for all stakeholders in the sport, especially the fans.”

He also delved into some details of the rebranding

"I can't think of a better name for a Formula 1 team. Our investment strategy places Formula 1 as a central pillar of the global marketing strategy, and it makes perfect sense to rebrand Racing Point for this purpose”

"With the Aston name comes more pressure and expectation. We will need to be competitive from the outset. But I have no doubt the team at Silverstone will rise to the challenge and do the Aston Martin name proud.”


Fast Feed

- Silverstone officials have reported that they will need at least 12 weeks to prepare for a Grand Prix and said that it is “important to stress that” the “logistical and sporting arrangements” of other organizers “are different from Silverstone's”

- F1 commentator Martin Brundle thinks that "the whole first half of the season will be ridden in Europe. Seven teams are operating from England, so from an organisational point of view” Silverstone “is the easiest place to go” when F1 returns in 2020

- Alfa Romeo team boss Frederic Vasseur has suggested ”This is the time to take a close look at a possible cost reduction" so that F1 is equally viable for all the teams

- Red Bull team principal Christian Horner added to that by saying "Formula 1 will survive this, but whether all teams survive this is another matter. It is the responsibility of all team leaders to act in the interest of the sport. We must do our best to make sure that all ten teams reach the other side".

- Red Bull team advisor Helmut Marko has clarified that he "didn't mean to deliberately infect anyone” and insinuated that his true intentions were lost in translation as he would never “voluntarily send” his “own children into the war''

- Marko also received support from Horner who said that "Helmut's remark was made before it was clear how serious the virus is”

- Mercedes’ DAS system has been officially banned for 2021 and beyond despite the carry-over of regulations