A few days fromannouncement of the renewal of Fernando Alonso's contract, English team is back to being talked about. Lawrence Stroll has in fact confirmed that Aston Martin has drawn up a project a long term to stay in Formula 1 at least until 2030.
Lawrence Stroll aims to win the title
On April 11th, Surprise, the team based in Silverstone has announced the renewal of the contract with the two-time World Champion. The duo Aston Martin – Alonso, formed in the summer 2022 transfer window following Vettel's farewell to the world of F1, it seems to work. The contract expiring at the end of this 2024 season had open to various hypotheses on the future of the Asturian driver: from Hamilton's replacement to his final retirement from the Circus.
Le items were fair But to keep quiet with a short and concise message published on the English team's social networks: "I'm staying here”. With Alonso committed until 2026, the ambitions of the team owned by Lawrence Stroll have appeared rather clear: contend for the title.
To confirm this also the future commitment with Honda, which will replace Mercedes from 2026, exclusively supplying the English team with the power units. most important signal comes directly from the Chairman of the team, Stroll, which confirmed the commitment of Aston Martin to stay in Formula 1 at least until the end of the 2030 season.
Aston Martin remains in Formula 1 until 2030
During a group event Aston Martin at the Gaydon headquarters, the executive chairman Lawrence Stroll said"Formula 1 has helped transform the nature of the company and given us performance and credibility credentials and carried this over to our road cars". He then went on to say: "Not only the F1 brought us 2,3 billion viewers, but led to getting closer to the Aston Martin group one much younger clientele".
These are the reasons behind the choice which he brought Aston Martin to continue to invest in this sport. By extending the sponsorship, the Silverstone-based English team will at least be able to continue to bear this name until the end of 2030. Aston Martin Lagonda, the parent company of the team, would in fact have signed aoption to acquire a share of almost £20 million in the squad.
STATEMENT SOURCE: FormulaPassion.it
