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Aston Martin has announced it will no longer supply Safety Cars to Formula 1, with Mercedes once again the sole supplier. Signing a five-year deal in 2021, Aston Martin shared the supply with Mercedes when it debuted, breaking the Silver Arrows’ monopoly, with a new name at the front of F1 when races were neutralised. […]
Aston Martin has announced it will no longer supply Safety Cars to Formula 1, with Mercedes once again the sole supplier. The partnership saw Aston Martin and Mercedes share the role in 2021 but revealed flaws at the 2022 Australian Grand Prix. The specially tuned F1 Edition of the Vantage was significantly slower than the Mercedes counterpart, causing issues during race conditions. Aston Martin quickly made changes to address the performance concerns, but the partnership will not be renewed past 2025. Mercedes resumes its long-standing role as the exclusive Safety Car supplier for F1, maintaining a tradition that dates back to 1996.
