Aston Martin could partner with legendary race and engineering firm Cosworth to co-develop an engine for Formula 1.
Company CEO Andy Palmer has already voiced his interest in producing a powertrain for Red Bull Racing (pictured below), of which Aston Martin is title sponsor, and now Cosworth powertrains boss Bruce Wood has revealed his intent on getting involved.
“We've done a lot of work with Aston for many years, we're working very closely with Red Bull and the team for the Valkyrie [hypercar], so there's a certain logic to it,” Wood told Autosport. "They [Aston Martin] also don't aspire to designing it all themselves, so there's a natural fit there and certainly that's where some of those discussions are happening.”
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Aston Martin has refrained from commenting on the prospect of a Cosworth tie-up, but a company spokesman told Autocar that the brand was open to an engineering partnership. It is waiting for the 2021 F1 regulations to be confirmed before making any decisions.
The new rules, which are expected to see drastic changes to the hybrid powertrains in a bid to reduce development costs, are due to be revealed in the second half of this year. At this stage, it looks likely that the current 1.6-litre V6 engines will be retained, but they’ll have a raised rev limit and be mated to a hybrid system that’s far simpler than those fitted to today’s racers.
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The V12 is Aston's own engine
The V12 is Aston's own engine.
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It will be folly should Cosworth jump into bed with Aston Martin... Aston is currently not building their own engines and the ones built are very heavy, they rely heavily on Mercedes to supply their modern engines too...
True, Mercedes had some collaboration with Cosworth in the past in the very capable 190E but that has no relevance today.
I would say it would be best for Cosworth to try and entice Ford back into the game.
The V12 is still an Aston
The V12 is still an Aston engine. Only the new turbo V8 is bought in from Mercedes - which is shameful! Andy Palmer/Aston Martin, before you make an F1 engine, MAKE YOUR OWN ROAD CAR V8 AGAIN!!!