Aston Martin reveals launch plan for 2025 F1 challenger

Aston Martin will unveil its AMR25 automotive on 23 February in an internet launch, a day earlier than it will get its first on-track run at Bahrain.

This can observe the workforce’s livery reveal at F1’s seventy fifth anniversary launch occasion at London’s O2 Area on 18 February, and imagery shall be launched throughout Aston Martin’s media profiles.

Each Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll will then drive the 2025 automotive in a filming day on the Bahrain Worldwide Circuit, two days earlier than pre-season testing begins in earnest on the venue.

The AMR25 would be the fifth automotive launched by the workforce because it took the Aston Martin branding, following its quick stint as Racing Level when Lawrence Stroll took over the workforce from Vijay Mallya in 2018.

Following the workforce’s heady ascent up the pecking order in 2023, when it managed to attain podiums with some regularity throughout the 12 months in a automotive that confirmed nice race tempo, 2024 introduced the workforce again to earth.

Lance Stroll, Aston Martin AMR24

Photograph by: Sam Bagnall / Motorsport Pictures

Its AMR24 confirmed promise firstly of the 12 months, notably in qualifying, however a sequence of upgrades failed to provide any tangible efficiency good points all year long.

Type within the early season ensured that Aston Martin may retain fifth within the championship, but it surely didn’t rating any prime three outcomes all season as a draggy bundle hindered it throughout the 12 months.

This led to a sequence of shuffles behind closed doorways, resulting in the elimination of Dan Fallows from his technical director function and the signing of Enrico Cardile from Ferrari to function chief technical officer.

Adrian Newey was Aston’s highest-profile signing because the workforce lured the revered designer from Purple Bull, however he doesn’t begin work on the Silverstone outfit till 1 March.

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The workforce has additionally undergone a reshuffle on the race-day entrance, as CEO Andy Cowell will double up as workforce principal and Mike Krack has been moved to a chief trackside officer function. Efficiency director Tom McCullough has additionally been given an unspecified new function.

2025 F1 automotive launch dates

Crew
Date

Williams
14 February

Ferrari
19 February

Aston Martin
23 February

Mercedes
24 February

Purple Bull
TBC

McLaren
TBC

Alpine
TBC

Haas
TBC

Racing Bulls
TBC

Sauber
TBC