Aston Martin has unveiled its 2021 Components 1 Security and Medical vehicles – specifically geared up variations of the Vantage and DBX.
The enduring British model, which returns as a F1 entrant for the primary time in additional than 60 years, will share security and medical automotive duties with long-time provider Mercedes this season.
Security automotive driver, Bernd Mayländer, stated: “Components 1 followers all over the world are delighted to see the return of Aston Martin to the observe, as am I. The Official Security Automobile of F1 is a fantastic, succesful automotive that signifies an thrilling new period for Aston Martin.”
Like the security automotive, the DBX medical automotive is distinguishable by its 2021 Aston Martin Racing Inexperienced paint with Lime Inexperienced accents – in addition to the outstanding FIA medical automotive livery, LED rear quantity plate and roof-mounted LED light-bar which sits upon the roof rails.
Powered by the 4.0-litre, twin-turbo V8 engine, additionally discovered within the DB11 and Vantage, the DBX produces a formidable 550PS and 700NM of torque, sufficient to launch it from 0-62mph in simply 4.5 seconds and on to a high velocity of 181mph.
All this ensures the FIA medical group can reply successfully to an emergency. With a sound that’s unquestionably Aston Martin, the energetic exhaust system means DBX is not going to solely be seen, however heard in the course of the F1 season.
The event of each these vehicles was carried out by the engineering group at Aston Martin.
Each autos endured important testing, which included high-speed sturdiness assessments and aggressive circuit driving on the Aston Martin facility at Silverstone, totting up nearly 15,000km collectively. The autos have additionally been examined in a dyno local weather chamber to make sure they’ll carry out in all race circumstances.