Mercedes shares in Aston Martin separate from Formula 1

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12:45, 06 Nov 2020

From 2021, Racing Point will run under the name Aston Martin. Toto Wolff has already invested money in Aston Martin and its shares, and at the end of October it was also announced that Mercedes had purchased 20% of its shares.

According to Wolff, however, this purchase will not affect the F1 teams. "Not for the time being, because the Aston Martin F1 team is independent of the car manufacturer itself," explained Mercedes' team boss to Motorsport-Total.com.

"Daimler's involvement is only something that was decided on the basis of the car company and not on the basis of the racing department. So, from my point of view, nothing will change."

The ties between Racing Point and Mercedes are already very strong, as the team have been taking parts from Mercedes for some time now. In 2020, they did so much that they were made suspicious of copying unique parts. In the end they were punished for that and they will have learned their lessons for the future.

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	156
2	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	115
3	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	106
4	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	75
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	73
6	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	70
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	55
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	37
9	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	32
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	28
11	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	19
12	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
13	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	14
14	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
15	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	3
17	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
18	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	1
19	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
20	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
21	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

Mercedes shares in Aston Martin separate from Formula 1

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