The Aston Martin AMR21 is a
Formula One racing car
A Formula One car (also known as an F1 car) is a single-seat, open-cockpit, open-wheel formula racing car with substantial front and rear wings, and an engine positioned behind the driver, intended to be used in competition at Formul ...
designed and developed by the
Aston Martin Formula One team, that competed in the
2021 Formula One World Championship
The 2021 FIA Formula One World Championship was a motor racing championship for Formula One cars which was the 72nd running of the Formula One World Championship. It is recognised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), the g ...
. This was the first car to be entered by the returning Aston Martin team. The car was driven by
Sebastian Vettel and
Lance Stroll
Lance Strulovitch (born 29 October 1998), better known as Lance Stroll, is a Canadian–Belgian racing driver competing under the Canadian flag in Formula One. He has driven for Aston Martin since , having previously driven for Williams and R ...
. Vettel, who has made a habit of naming his cars since his days at Toro Rosso, named his car "Honey Ryder" in reference to
Ursula Andress
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'
character in the 1962 ''
James Bond
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'' movie ''
Dr. No''.
Initial design and development
The car is an evolution of the
Racing Point RP20, used by Aston Martin's predecessor team
Racing Point
Racing Point F1 Team, which competed as BWT Racing Point F1 Team and commonly known as Racing Point, was a British motor racing team and constructor that Racing Point UK entered into the Formula One World Championship. The team was based in ...
during the championship.
Season summary
At the season-opening
Bahrain Grand Prix, Stroll qualified in tenth place. Vettel initially qualified in eighteenth place but prior to the race, he received a five-place grid penalty for failing to respect double yellow flags during qualifying, dropping him to last. Stroll went on to finish tenth place, while Vettel managed to gain six positions from his starting position to fourteenth place before receiving a 10-second penalty due to a collision with Ocon on lap 45, he eventually finished in fifteenth place.
At the
2021 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, Stroll qualified in tenth place with Vettel in thirteenth place. Despite qualifying in thirteenth place, Vettel started from the pit lane due to brake issues. He eventually retired at lap 61 due to gearbox issues.
Stroll initially finish in seventh place, however he was given a five-second time penalty post-race for cutting the Tamburello chicane, dropping him to eighth place.
At the
Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Vettel claimed Aston Martin's first podium in Formula One by finishing 2nd.
A modified AMR21 was used during testing of the 2022 tyre compounds after the
2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
The 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix (officially known as the Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2021) was a Formula One motor race held on 12 December 2021 at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Contested over a dist ...
.
Complete Formula One results
(
key)
;Notes
Driver failed to finish the race, but was classified as they had completed over 90% of the winner's race distance.
Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance completed.
References
External links
Official website
AMR21
2021 Formula One season cars
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