Aston Martin F1 Team

[Jon39]

NFC 85 Vette said:

It's no less of a factory team than Mercedes really (which was Brawn, and before that - Honda), .....

Some 'pub quiz' type trivia Jon.

The Mercedes-Benz Grand Prix Limited company (number 00787446) was incorporated on the 9th January 1964, as Tyrrell Racing Organisation Limited. There have been quite a few name changes since then.

You may recall, Tyrrell became F1 World Champions (beating Ferrari) with cars built in two ex-army wooden sheds, joined end to end.
The wooden building still remains today in rural Surrey, standing beside a more modern factory, which was used later by the team. It was all done by a handful of skilled people, some help from Ford (Walter Hayes, later Chairman of Aston Martin), oh and Jackie Stewart. In those days, most of the cars had the same engine, which could be purchased from Cosworth.

[Jon39]

DickyC said:

I wonder if they'll make anything of their Grand Prix centenary in 2022. There can't be that many teams left able to say that.

It's just they weren't very successful in 1922.

What a great idea.
Wonder if Mr Stroll has studied the early Aston Martin racing history?

Can you imagine todays races being 500 miles long!
Surprising that anyone finished in those days.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1922_French_Grand_...



PS. I think both of the Aston-Martin cars which took part, still exist.

Edited by Jon39 on Friday 11th September 11:40