David Richards on Aston Martin's LMP1 racer
Aston Martin chairman David Richards talked to AUTOSPORT about the company's first all-new factory prototype in 20 years - the AMR-One - and explained to Gary Watkins why the petrol-powered car can challenge at the front at Le Mans
With assurances about the equalisation of the regulations between diesel and petrol power at the top of global prototype racing secure, Aston Martin committed its resources to a brand new LMP1 challenger and announced such intentions at the Silverstone Le Mans Series finale last September.
Fast forward five months and the famous sportscar manufacturer has revealed its open-top petrol-powered contender - the AMR-One. The car represents the first new prototype sanctioned by the factory in 20 years.
Aston Martin chairman and Prodrive boss David Richards talked to AUTOSPORT about his aspirations for the new AMR-One LMP1 contender, and why even though the Audi and Peugeot turbo-diesels might be still be favourites for honours at Le Mans, you shouldn't rule out this most traditional of British challengers just yet...
Q. Is this the car to take Aston Martin back into the winner's circle at the Le Mans 24 Hours?
David Richards: "This car has been designed with the intention of running right at the front and I believe we have the ability to do that. We still have a lot of work to do and are humble enough to say that we have a long way to go. We are still minnows."
Q. Do you have the funds to challenge Peugeot and Audi?
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