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Aston Martin Returns To Formula 1 After Six Decades With Mercedes-Benz Engines 2 Jan 2021, 12:53 UTC ·
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The British carmaker had to decide in 1957 if it would continue its program in the sports car championship or storm the F1 doors and try to get noticed. It didn t have enough money to win both series. Its main goal was to beat Ferrari, which shouldn t have been a tough problem. Aston Martin already had a great 3.0-liter inline-six engine to compete with, and it had a great experience with chassis-building. But the management postponed the F1 entry for 1958 and stored the already built F1 racer in a shed.