Aston Martin, which will return to the F1 arena in 2024, will use its mid-mounted V8-engine sports car Vantage to share the safety car duties for the 2024 season with the Mercedes-Benz AMG GT. Although the 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8 heart of the Vantage is also made by AMG. The safety car of the British brand only has a conservative output of 530 horses based on the status of the standard version of the commercial model. This is the most powerful with the 730 horses belonging to the Black Series in the same season.
Compared with the version of the AMG GT, even in the same driving position, the lap time was still much slower, which caused many drivers to complain about the Vantage Safety Car at the time. However, with the major facelift of the Vantage being launched in February, the styling does not seem to have changed much, but the chassis rigidity has been improved, and the V8 heart output has been greatly increased to 655 horsepower. After a huge leap in performance, it should not be a problem to serve as an F1 Safety Car again.
aston martin vantage f1 edition specs
As a representative of Aston Martin’s performance cars, the new generation Vantage is equipped with a new aluminum alloy body structure with a redesigned front half beam, double A-arm lock points and a strengthened rear suspension structure, which increases the overall rigidity of the new car by 29%. The Aston Martin engineering team introduced a new camshaft, optimized the compression ratio setting, and replaced the front-mid-mounted 4.0-liter twin-turbocharged V8 body inside the long front end that accounts for a large proportion of the body. After a series of internal strengthening projects such as the turbocharger, the new generation Vantage has an outstanding power performance of 665 maximum horsepower and 81.6 kilograms of peak torque. The acceleration from zero to 100 can be completed in 3.5 seconds, and the top speed is as high as 325km/h. level. The performance enhancements of the majorly revised new car are not limited to hardware upgrades. For the first time in the history of the Vantage car series, a launch control system has been added, making driving more fun.
The majorly revised Vantage Safety Car, which is ready to debut at the second stop of the 2024 F1 season, is also based on the commercially available version. Bernd Mayländer, the standard F1 safety car driver, said that the upgrades in the control and power aspects of the new generation Vantage have impressed him. I am very impressed and think that the new car can respond to track changes faster and exert the performance response that an F1 safety car should have. However, for a commercially available car to be truly up to the task of leading the world’s top speed machines, it still needs to undergo some minor upgrades.
What F1 Safety Car Driver Thinks about Aston Martin Vantage?
The majorly revised Vantage Safety Car, which is ready to debut at the second stop of the 2024 F1 season, is also based on the commercially available version. Bernd Mayländer, the standard F1 safety car driver, said that the upgrades in the control and power aspects of the new generation Vantage have impressed him. I am very impressed and think that the new car can respond to track changes faster and exert the performance response that an F1 safety car should have. However, for a commercially available car to be truly up to the task of leading the world’s top speed machines, it still needs to undergo some minor upgrades.
For example, there is a large warning light with spoiler function on the top of the carbon fiber roof. The entire car has a full set of aerodynamic kits such as a front lower spoiler and a large rear wing that are in line with the GT3 version, allowing the Vantage safety car to have a unique performance when driving at high speeds. More stable control performance. In addition, in the car, in response to the special needs of the safety car to communicate with the race and grasp the dynamics of the entire vehicle, two screens and communication equipment are installed next to the passenger seat to ensure that the task can be successfully completed, and in accordance with the FIA’s track safety regulations , the commercially available sports car seats that are still luxurious have been replaced by bucket seats equipped with four-point safety belts. When the new generation Vantage is about to perform its first duty of the new season in Saudi Arabia, the leading supercar LSUV-DBX707 will also play an auxiliary role as a medical vehicle in the stadium.
