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Aston Martin wants to grow: 'But 2022 car will be made in current factory'
- GPblog.com
Just like many other teams, Aston Martin is busy in the background preparing for the 2022 season, in which a lot will change. It's certainly important because Aston Martin, under Lawrence Stroll's leadership, have clearly indicated that it wants to grow as a company in a number of areas, including off the track.
There will be a new factory and a new wind tunnel. The preparations for the 2022 season will take place in the old Aston Martin factory., however. Team boss Otmar Szafnauer said this to Motorsport-total.com. "These upgrades (factory and wind tunnel) will take place after the 2022 season. For the '22 season we will use the facilities we have now."
Aston Martin wants to continue to grow at every level
The new factory, the new wind tunnel and the growing number of people employed by Aston Martin for its Formula One activities confirm that the company are heading in the right direction.
"We have recently expanded and improved our production capacity. So they have grown. It takes more than two years to build a wind tunnel and in about a year and a year our new factory will be operational. half. In the meantime, we are using the existing infrastructure." So patience is a virtue.
"We have hired a few people. Some have already started, others will start soon. We've grown by 150 people since the days of Racing Point, which is quite a lot."
Whether the growth off the track will be reflected on the track remains to be seen. For the time being, the team can realistically only finish fifth in the Constructors' Championship this season. Last year they finished fourth under the Racing Point name.