F1 News: Aston Martin Becomes Fourth Team To Confirm 2024 AMR24 Release Date
The Aston Martin F1 team has confirmed the release date of its 2024 contender, the AMR24. The highly-anticipated unveiling will take place on February 12 at the team's headquarters in Silverstone.
Key Takeaways:
- The Aston Martin F1 team will unveil their new 2024 car, the AMR24, on February 12 at their Silverstone headquarters, following a significant performance improvement in the 2023 season.
- Despite a successful start in 2023 with multiple podium finishes, the team struggled in the latter part of the season, falling behind Ferrari and McLaren in the Constructors' Standings.
- Aston Martin is the fourth team to announce their 2024 car launch date, amidst unconfirmed rumours about Mercedes and McLaren's launch dates.
The Aston Martin Formula 1 team's performance in the 2023 season marked a significant step forward in their journey up the F1 grid. After a somewhat underwhelming 2022 season, the team entered 2023 with renewed vigour and a clear focus on improving their competitiveness. One of the key highlights of their season was Fernando Alonso's 5 third-place finishes and 3 second-place finishes.
The second part of the season saw the team take the AMR23 in the wrong direction leaving Ferrari and McLaren overtaking the British team in the Constructors' Standings.
Taking to social media to tease the release of the AMR24, the team posted:
"12.02.24. Silverstone.
"Hyper-focus.
"Get ready to welcome the #AMR24."
The Silverstone-based squad are the fourth team to confirm the release date of the 2024 contender. Stake and Williams are due to unveil their cars on February 5 and Ferrari has confirmed their release for February 13.
There have been rumours of Mercedes and McLaren releasing their cars on February 14, however, this has not been confirmed by either team yet.