Aston Martin re-enter Formula 1
As mentioned in the 2015 F1 thread, Aston Martin are going to link up with Red Bull, Aston Martin will not provide the engines for the F1 cars, but will work on its design and production technology alongside Red Bull as part of an innovation partnership. As part of the deal Adrian Newey will work with the car company to design a new road car. Aston Martin’s only previous involvement in F1 came between 1959 and 1960 when, after huge success in sportscars, they attempted to transition to Grand Prix racing. However, their first two cars proved uncompetitive and after just five world championship starts they decided to concentrate their efforts on sportscar racing once more.
Free practice rain effected
Lewis Hamilton was quickest in another rain-hit practice session ahead of the Australian Grand Prix while his team mate hit the wall. Unlike in first practice, the second session never dried sufficiently for dry-weather tyres to be used. The session began on a very wet track and Hamilton waited until the conditions had improved considerably before hitting the top with his first flying lap time. Nico Rosberg took to the track much sooner but was caught out by the tricky conditions. The Mercedes got away from him at turn seven and hit the barrier, breaking its front wing. Kimi Raikkonen, Daniel Ricciardo and Carlos Sainz Jnr completed the top five.
