Days after starting his new job at Aston Martin, Sebastian Vettel says Martin Whitmarsh, the new Group CEO, strikes him as being a 'strong' asset for the company. Aston Martin announced last month that former McLaren man Whitmarsh would be heading to Silverstone as of October 1, the Briton signing on as Group CEO of the newly-created Aston Martin Performance Technologies division. But while the leadership of the Formula 1 team will remain Otmar Szafnauer's, the 57-year-old has a new boss in Whitmarsh as his role is said to make him team owner Lawrence Stroll's right-hand man. Vettel has welcomed Aston Martin's latest high-profile signing. 'I know Martin from just when he left, I started,...
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