A few days ago, the driving line of sight learned from aston Martin officials the official map of the new season's F1 safety car and medical car. The specific division of labor is still the Vantage as a safety car and the DBX as a medical vehicle. It is reported that the first race of the new car will be held in the Australian Grand Prix from April 7 to 10, and the two new cars will perform in 12 races this season.
Since 2021, Aston Martin has been the safety car and medical car for F1 races, breaking mercedes-Benz's monopoly of more than 20 years since 1996. The new season safety/medical car will continue to be painted in lemon green in terms of appearance, in line with the previously released AMR22 racing car. LED strips, radio antennas and FIA markings were installed on the roof. Among them, the Vantage safety car body sticker has a slight change, and the "SAFETY CAR" logo has been added below the logo to make it more eye-catching. DBX medical vehicles provide fire extinguishers, defibrillators, medical kits, etc. in the car.
In terms of drivers, the safety car for the new season will continue to be driven by the FIA-designated driver Bernd Maylander, while the medical staff in the medical car will continue to be Dr Ian Roberts. In terms of power, both models continue the 4.0L V8 twin-turbo engine on the production car, of which the DBX medical vehicle has a maximum power of 550 horsepower and a maximum torque of 700 N·m; The Vantage safety car delivers a maximum power of 524 horsepower and a maximum torque of 685 N·m.