Quote:
Originally Posted by JeremySmith
I don't understand the point of Aston Martin being involved with F1 in the first place ??
|
Surely it can only be an attempt to match market perception of Aston to that of Ferrari? I believe their efforts in GT racing are in fact more relevant to that ambition but the profile of GT racing is much lower in the market than F1 and so they are not gaining status that way.
Budget will, I am sure be the sticking point but also, the prospect of Force India beating Ferrari regularly in F1 is slim and so would this link not be counter productive?
The best route for AM is to work to get GT racing to a wider audience with better TV coverage, at present with the notable exception of Le Mans the TV coverage is amateurish because of low budgets for the coverage.