Probably not the best day to announce news, with it being April Fool's Day and all, but this is no joke: Aston Martin's F1 return is officially confirmed. 2021 will mark the end of a 61-year absence since the last time the luxury British carmaker was in the sport as a fully-fledged works team. Thanks to Lawrence Stroll and his consortium, the iconic name will be properly back in Formula 1 as the current Racing Point continues on with its latest transition. The official confirmation comes after the shareholders of Aston Martin Lagonda approved a £536m fundraising, with an injection of £260m of new capital from Yew Tree Consortium which is headed by Stroll. He will become executive...
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