Factory, wind tunnel, recruitments: Aston F1's ambitions 'are not just empty words'

After having already signed renowned engineers like Luca Furbatto, or Tom MucCullough, Aston Martin F1 announced the recruitment, as technical director, of Dan Fallows, one of the pillars behind the construction of the Red Bull chassis in Milton Keynes these

And the waltz of recruitments continues at Silverstone since Martin Whitmarsh has just been announced as CEO of the group, in charge of technology performance (i.e. technology, from F1 to other areas.)

What’s more, Aston Martin is also building a brand new factory at Silverstone. We can therefore say: this team is the one in the paddock which is experiencing the most growth.

As he confides, Otmar Szafnauer notes that these projects speak for themselves and announce the ambition of his team.

“Our ambitious speech is not just empty words. The inauguration with the photos of the factory shows that it is not just empty words. The significant hires we recently announced also show that. “

” For me the most important thing – because it’s really, really expensive, and you don’t know how long the blowers will be in service in Formula 1 – is that we are embarking on a state-of-the-art wind tunnel, and that is not cheap. »

« It is about 60 to 70 million pounds, with a perhaps limited lifespan. In itself, this shows that we are serious. »

What is the point of recruiting Whitmarsh and all those who accompany him? To lighten the workload of Otmar Szafnauer, he who cannot concentrate both on the management of a racing team on a daily basis and on the growth of a juggernaut.

“Over the last year, I’ve been to every race, for example, then I came back on Monday, and I worked on all the issues at HQ, where we’re working on. build a new factory and a new wind tunnel, and Lawrence is there two days a week – there’s something to do all over the place. “

” There are all kinds of other things going on. If, for example, I focus on the layout of the new factory, and who is going to sit where, at the same time, I can’t ask questions about “how is it in the wind tunnel?” and why we took a half step back. “

” It’s the opportunity cost when you do so many things. That will end in three years, when the infrastructure is in place, when Aston Martin Performance Technologies is fully operational, when we have hired all of these people. »

To grow, you need to be supported, in particular financially. Does Lawrence Stroll really have the means to fulfill his seemingly limitless ambitions? According to Otmar Szafnauer, is he ready to pierce his pockets?

“What is not lacking today is the funding to be able to achieve them. But some of these things, even if you have the financial resources, you can’t do them because it takes time. »

Otmar Szafnauer remembers McLaren and Honda

The growth of Aston Martin F1 reminds Otmar Szafnauer that of other teams, including the only one to have signed a double this year so far.

“C has happened many, many times, this process. Even at McLaren when they built the new factory. When you are building the new factory, you have to focus on that. When you focus on “this” you cannot focus on “that”. “

And Otmar Szafnauer also brings this experience closer to that of Honda and BAR …

” There are significant differences from when I was at Honda or BAR, because they too developed the team to become world champions. “

” It is done with more vigor. I don’t mean passion. But it’s done at a faster pace, there’s more urgency. »

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