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How Aston Martin's long-term F1 aspirations can be saved

Amid crashing share prices and scepticism over Aston Martin's future, its new investor Lawrence Stroll is continuing regardless with the rebrand of his Racing Point F1 team. But there are numerous fires he must fight if it is to survive in the long term

The confirmation of Lawrence Stroll's massive £536 million fundraising effort pumped into Aston Martin last week was supposed to be a momentous occasion in helping the British sportscar manufacturer look towards a brighter and better future.

With Stroll's Yew Tree consortium bringing some financial muscle, including an injection of £260m of new capital, and shareholders approving a plan for Aston Martin's F1 works team, this should have been a win-win for everybody involved.

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