Mayländer: 'I've never been so nervous before a season'.

For the upcoming Formula 1 season a new safety car is ready to intervene if things go wrong during a race. It is up to driver Bernd Mayländer to take the new Aston Martin Vantage onto the track alongside the Mercedes AMG GT-R and that makes him quite nervous.

The German driver said in conversation with Formula 1 that he was never more nervous before driving in a safety car than now with the Aston Martin. Mayländer is positive about the car after a test.

The Aston Martin is not a Mercedes this time, whereas it usually is. Aston Martin is new to the sport as a safety car, according to Mayländer, so he is a little nervous for that first drive of the season.

Mayländer incidentally thinks it's a great development that Aston Martin is now back both as a racing stable and appearing as a safety car in the process. It contributes to the sport and ensures it is enriched.