Given that 2021, security vehicle tasks have actually been shared in between enduring provider Mercedes – which runs a 720bhp AMG GT Black Series track-focused cars – and the updated Aston Martin Vantage F1 Edition.
That outbound Aston design is nearly 200bhp less effective than the Mercedes, produces less downforce and is 45kg much heavier.
Offered the subsequent distinction in lap time, with the Mercedes approximated to be 5 seconds quicker, Max Verstappen notoriously identified the Vantage a “turtle” for not flowing quickly enough to permit motorists to keep tire temperature level.
Speaking at the 2022 Australian Grand Prix, the now ruling three-time world champ stated: “The security vehicle was driving so sluggish, it resembled a turtle. Amazing.
“To drive 140 [km/h] on the back straight, there was not a broken cars and truck, so I do not comprehend why we need to drive so gradually. We need to examine.
“For sure, the Mercedes security automobile is quicker due to the fact that of the additional aero, since this Aston Martin is truly sluggish. It absolutely requires more grip, due to the fact that our tires were stone cold.
“It’s quite dreadful the method we are driving behind the security vehicle at the minute.”
A freshly updated security vehicle will change Aston Martin’s previous offering, imagined at the 2023 Qatar GP
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Aston is set to debut a brand-new security vehicle this season in line with the Vantage having actually been greatly upgraded as part of a mid-life refresh.
Together with modified bodywork and brand-new grille, power has actually been increased by 150bhp to 656bhp thanks to larger turbochargers, more cooling and brand-new camshafts for its AMG-supplied 4.0-litre twin-turbo V8.
The brand-new Vantage has actually been spotted screening ahead of the opening day of F1 pre-season screening in Bahrain, total with a rear wing and dark green and black camouflage livery.
Motorsport.com comprehends that the brand-new Vantage will be presented for the 2024 Saudi Arabian GP, the 2nd race of the project.
The Aston Martin F1 group and its Vantage security cars and truck bring considerable branding from Aramco, the Saudi state oil business.
The brand-new Vantage, its GT3 racing equivalent and the AMR24 F1 opposition were all introduced on 12 February.
Aston likewise supplies the F1 medical cars and truck, which in 2023 was updated from the basic DBX sports energy automobile to the updated 707 design, called in deference of its power output.
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