Aston Martin F1 team boss Otmar Szafnauer says their ultimate goal is to fight for the world title, but they are aware that it will take them at least three to five years to achieve that goal.
The Aston Martin name returns to Formula 1 after 1960 with the renaming of the Racing Point team, and today they unveiled their car for the new season of the 2021 F1 championship which they named AMR21.
Team owner Lawrence Stroll pointed out that they do not only want to compete in Formula 1, but their goal is to fight for victories and championship titles, which was confirmed today by Szafnauer.
They showed the seriousness of their intentions by investing in infrastructure and hiring new experts, and they also brought four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel alongside Lance Stroll, for whom this will be the third season in the team.
“It’s a lot easier to say we’re going to fight for the title and win it than actually do it,” Szafnauer said.
“Two things that have to happen, the first is that we have a good plan so we can start with it today and become contenders for the title, and the second is to execute that plan.”
“We’re in the middle of planning right now and it will definitely take some time to execute.”
“People from other F1 teams say it takes three to five years, so we’re no exception. We’ve been planning a new factory with new infrastructure since last year to have everything under one roof and grow as a team.”
“Implementation of this has just begun at Silverstone and by the end of 2022 we should be able to move to a new factory. And within that factory we will need state-of-the-art tools to help us design a car worth fighting for the title.”
“It’s a few years from us. If I have to look to the future it’s going to happen in three to five years.”
