The Formula 1 season is upon us once again with the first race taking place this weekend in Bahrain. This comprehensive preview has all the key information you need to get up to speed with the drivers and teams ahead of the new season.
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Sebastian Vettel will drive for a Racing Point team rebranded as Aston Martin next season after completing a multi-year deal with the team.
The four-time world champion, deemed surplus to requirements by Ferrari, will head up the project. The announcement comes ahead of Ferrari’s 1,00th Grand Prix.
Sergio Perez has announced he will leave Racing Point after seven seasons at the end of the current 2020 campaign. The decision by the Mexican appears set to signify that four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel will take his place at the team next to Lance Stroll next season.
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Racing Point will be renamed as Aston Martin from the 2021 Formula 1 season. Following weeks of speculation that Lawrence Stroll, Racing Point’s owner, was poised to buy into the British carmaker, it was confirmed that a consortium led by the Canadian would pay £182m for an initial 16.7 per cent stake in Aston Martin.
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