Past and current owners of the team were no strangers to this country or its beer. By: Norris McDonald March 13, 2021 Comments
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The Formula One racing team now called Aston Martin Cognizant – that last word is the name of the sponsor – was started in 1991 by Irish businessman Eddie Jordan and incorporated as Jordan Grand Prix. It has changed hands four times since and been owned twice by Canadians.
It is in the news these days because the world championship Grand Prix season will get underway in the Middle East at the end of the month and the team, which is owned by Montreal billionaire Lawrence Stroll, is employing Stroll’s son Lance as one of its two drivers, the other being four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel.
Canadian-owned F1 car unveiled in U.K. The first Aston Martin-badged car since 1960 will take to the track for the first time at Silverstone tomorrow. By: Norris McDonald March 3, 2021 Comments
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They pulled the wraps off the Canadian-owned 2021 Aston Martin Cognizant AMR21 Formula One racing car in the U.K. today (Wednesday, March 3) and the first Aston Martin-badged car since 1960 will take to the track for the first time at Silverstone tomorrow.
The car, with drivers Lance Stroll and Sebastian Vettel doing the honours, was unveiled in a virtual launch before a worldwide audience in what Aston Martin executive chairman and team owner Lawrence Stroll called an “important event in automotive history.”