Aston Martin returns to Formula One™

04 March 2021 | David Young

Aston Martin is back at the pinnacle of global motorsport after the Aston Martin Cognizant Formula One™ Team revealed its 2021 FIA Formula One™ World Championship contender

Aston Martin returns to Formula One™

The new Aston Martin Cognizant Formula One™ Team car returns the British ultra-luxury marque to the pinnacle of world motorsport for the first time in more than 60 years. The new contender will be the first works Formula 1 car to carry the famous wings since Maurice Trintignant's DBR5 crossed the finish line at Silverstone in 1960.

The AMR21, to be raced this season by four-time F1™ World Champion Sebastian Vettel (DE) and rising star Lance Stroll (CA), carries a striking Aston Martin Racing Green livery in recognition of Aston Martin's traditional racing colours and glorious sporting legacy. It is also bedecked by a host of global partners, led by American IT giant Cognizant, while the chassis features a magenta stripe down the side in reference to the team's longstanding partner BWT.

The Aston Martin Cognizant Formula One™ Team also boasts a strong bloodline, building on the foundations of Team Silverstone, which in its various guises has won five grands prix, and is coming off the back of a race-winning campaign as the Racing Point Formula One™ Team, having been revitalized under the leadership of Lawrence Stroll and Team Principal and CEO Otmar Szafnauer.

Executive Chairman, Aston Martin Lagonda, Lawrence Stroll said: "I've dreamed about this day for a very long time. I've always been a car guy and I've always loved racing, too. My first dream was to own a Formula One™ team. My second dream was to acquire a significant shareholding in Aston Martin Lagonda. Today is about the merging of those two dreams. So, as I say, today is all about dreams, and it shows that dreams really can come true, in the shape of our new AMR21.

The Aston Martin Cognizant Formula One™ Team will make its F1 return at the Bahrain Grand Prix on 28 March, 2021.