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David Richards is part of a group who've just bought Aston Martin... with his F1 team entering next year is this a sign of Aston Martin's entry to the sport?
I think the consurtium that invested in with David Richards are a investment company with strict islamic prinicples ( I think it is called Shariah law) I was reading about it today...they dont invest into things that promote alcohol or gambling which Johnny Walker promotes through Mclaren..I know it is a stretch but it was mentioned in the newspaper that I read today
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whiplash wrote:It would be nice to see them in formula one but has David Richards already said he is going to buy an existing chassi engine Combination
Can't he rebrand it however he wants though? (with the agreement of the engine people though)... or it might be his two-three-four year goal to work towards making his own engines.
If Aston Martin still has their handbuilt engine facilities and all, they could simply buy the Cosworth design and manufacture the engines themselves.
As for the rest of the car, well... there are always a few minardis, prosts or arrows lying around. Although a Prodrive-Aston Martin running behind Spykers can't be good for brand image.
If Ford/Jaguar couldn't realize a benefit from F1 I seriously doubt Aston Martin can get anything from this. It wouldn't surprise me to see a VWor similar branding though.
The link below is to a picture of the car Aston Martin used the last time they came into F1
Sorry about the quality but I took this at the Donnington collection pre digital .
Aston should stay in GT racing and will according to DR.
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whiplash wrote:It would be nice to see them in formula one but has David Richards already said he is going to buy an existing chassi engine Combination
Well you cant make your own components in an year and jump into F1...they ll have to buy engines from others like Renault etc...it ll take some time for them to make their very own F1 engine and chassis.But anyways it ll be good to see AML outside endurance & GT racing.
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