Aramco, one of the largest companies in the word is joining an F1 team, the Saudi Arabian petroleum and gas company is partnering with Aston Martin F1, in 2020 Aramco joined F1 as a global sponsor being present the whole season.

Aston Martin arrived at F1 this past year rebranding Racing Point, their first season was a little complicated, the British team achieved one podium with Sebastian Vettel in Azerbaijan but the car´s reliability and performance was descending through the season finishing 7th in the Constructors' Championship.

Lawrence Stroll, Chairman of Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant Formula One Team, said:

"We are in the sport to win so I am delighted to welcome an incredible partner of the stature of Aramco, who I have learnt from this process has a tremendous amount of intellectual property and technical capability, which I know will greatly assist our team to achieve our goals of winning Formula One world championships.”

"Our historic partnership demonstrates the scale of our ambition to make our team a pioneering and winning force in Formula One and showcase the sustainability and performance of Aramco's products."

In September 2021 the team started working on their new F1 factory and wind tunnel at Silverstone, the team expects to be able to fight for a title in 4 years approximately.

Mohammed Al Qahtani, Aramco's Senior Vice President Downstream: 

"The partnership reflects Aramco's efforts to reduce emissions in the global automotive and transport industries.”

"Our ambition is to supply premium fuels and lubricants to the global automotive sector, and our tie-up with the Aston Martin team will help drive awareness of our high-quality products.”

"It is an alliance that harnesses our shared commitment to engineering excellence and innovation, and has the potential to deliver winning results both on and off the track."

Martin Whitmarsh, Group Chief Executive Officer of Aston Martin Performance Technologies: 

"Winning in Formula One is all about assembling and managing the right ingredients in the optimal way.”

"Aramco is an innovative company whose ultra high-tech expertise will make a very real and hugely valuable contribution to improving the performance of, and delivering the future success of, Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant Formula One™ Team."

Ahmad Al Khowaiter, Aramco's Chief Technology Officer: 

"We are very excited to collaborate with such a renowned name in the automotive industry to advance motorsports technology.”

"With our combined expertise we have the potential to improve engine performance and reduce emissions, helping lower the carbon footprint of the sport and, eventually, the automotive industry."

The AMR22 is set to be presented on February 10.