Formula 1: Vettel Rennstall Aston Martin brings former McLaren

Sebastian Vettel s Aston-Martin Rennstall has pulled a big name of Formula 1 on land. The Briton Martin Whitmarsh, from 1989 to 2014 in various leadership positions at McLaren, takes over the position of the Group Chief Executive Officer at the Rennstall of the Ex-World Champion from Heppenheim. This announced Aston Martin on Wednesday. The 63-year-old enters his post on October 1st.

Martin will support responsibility in a senior function and support me in determining the new strategic direction for Aston Martin Performance Technologies and its subsidiaries, said Team owners Lawrence Stroll: This also means the crucial goal, the transformation of the Aston Martin team in Leading an organization, which wins the Formula 1 World Championship within the next four to five years, and to develop it in a similar period to a company with sales of one billion pounds.

Team boss Otmar Szafnauer explained: Our goal is to win, in all, what we do, and despite the increasing scope and future growth of our activities away from the racetrack, our focus will remain unavoidable on victories in Formula 1. Martin s arrival will be I am able to use 100 percent of my energy to make the Aston Martin team a winning machine.

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In the course of the season, Aston Martin already secured the services of several leading engineers of competitive teams. Last week, the racing team, which was still racing point in the previous year, was the foundation stone for a state-of-the-art factory in the English Silverstone.