An Aston Martin Vantage, which beforehand served because the Method 1 security automotive within the controversial 2021 season, has gone up on the market for £599,990 by way of Auto Dealer.
The 4-litre, V8-powered coupe was piloted by security automotive driver Bernd Mayländer in 34 races between 2021 and 2023. The advert reveals that two of the three security automobiles have grow to be out there on the market by way of the Silverstone outfit and have been signed by two-time champion Fernando Alonso and his Aston Martin F1 team-mate Lance Stroll.
“‘SC02’ VIN N00045, as you see right here, has helped create a number of sporting historical past, showing at 20 Grand Prix between 2021 and 2023, totalling 4280km throughout observe assessments and race deployments for F1, F2, F3 and different help collection,” the advert said.
SC02 was used for the controversial 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Within the closing laps of the season-ending race, the security automotive was deployed after a crash involving Nicholas Latifi.
Because the laps went on, it appeared as if the race would finish underneath security automotive circumstances, one thing that will have seen Lewis Hamilton declare the victory and the championship title. However race director on the time, Michael Masi, ordered solely the lapped automobiles between Hamilton and Verstappen, who was in second place on the time, to unlap themselves somewhat than all lapped automobiles, in order that racing might resume – a call that has been a scorching matter of debate ever since.
Verstappen, on newer tyres, made the a lot of the determination and overtook the seven-time champion to win the race and safe his first championship title.
Aston Martin stopped supplying F1 with official security and medical automobiles after its contract got here to an finish following the 2025 season, which means Mercedes continues because the unique supplier of the autos for the championship.
“Having amplified the model’s return to F1, we’re grateful for the affiliation and success of holding this important function on the grid for the previous 5 years,” Aston Martin stated.
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Mercedes will proceed to produce the Mercedes-AMG GT Black Collection because the F1 security automotive and the Mercedes-AMG GT 63 S 4MATIC+ because the F1 medical automotive.
“Security is a fully central worth of our model and our merchandise,” stated Christoph Sagemüller, head of Mercedes-AMG Motorsport. “That’s the reason we’ve got been offering the Official FIA F1 Security and Medical Automotive in Method 1 since 1996.
“From the 2026 season onwards, the FIA F1 Official Automobiles will as soon as once more bear the star in any respect F1 occasions. On this means, we are going to proceed to make an lively contribution to security within the premier class of motorsport.
“For Mercedes-AMG, Method 1 is just not solely a sporting platform, but in addition an surroundings by which the efficiency, reliability, and security of our autos grow to be seen underneath excessive circumstances.”
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