Aston Martin continues to lose money, with the company reporting a £493 million (A$934 million) loss for 2025 due to “escalating geopolitical uncertainties and macroeconomic challenges”, including increasing tariffs and taxes in the US and China. This follows on from a net loss of £323.5 million (A$613 million) in 2024. Indeed the company has reported losses since at least 2019 when it changed its accounting methodology. From 2019 until now the automaker has accrued £2.29 billion (A$4.3 billion) in red ink.

Fernando Alonso says he “lost feeling in his hands and feet” as the extremities of the Aston Martin F1 car vibrations were laid bare at the Chinese Grand Prix. Before the first race in Australia last week, Aston team principal Adrian Newey admitted that Alonso and teammate Lance Stroll were concerned about “permanent nerve damage”, such was the violent shaking of the AMR26. On Sunday, Alonso was running towards the back of the field when he retired with 21 laps to go, citing “discomfort due to the vibrations of the car” as Aston’s problems with engine supplier Honda continue.

Aston Martin may be one of the world’s most famous sports car makers, but its name recognition owes more to exploits on the silver screen, in the James Bond movies, than on racetracks. In fact, the team’s history in motorsport’s premier competition, Formula 1, is likely significantly shorter than you may realize.Under the oversight of David Brown, the marque first competed in Formula 1 in 1959. Across that season, and the following, the team and the automaker’s first open-wheel race car, the DBR4, failed to register a single championship point. That was enough for the manufacturer, which decided it had better uses for its money.

Aston Martin has become the surprise first Formula 1 team to announce a rookie driver for a practice session in 2026.F1 teams are obliged to hand over four practice sessions a season - two for each entry - to a rookie driver with fewer than two prior starts, though teams who already field a rookie (ie Racing Bulls with Arvid Lindblad) can part-fulfil the requirement by just running their actual signed driver.But Aston Martin is the first team to call up somebody from off the grid, with reserve driver Jak Crawford set to drive Fernando Alonso's Aston Martin AMR26 in opening practice at the Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka - engine partner Honda's home race - this weekend.Formerly a Red Bull junior, Crawford joined Aston Martin's junior ranks in 2024. He was runner-up in Formula 2 last year to champion Leonardo Fornaroli, and has no current full-time racing programme.

Aston Martin is "clearly behind" at the start of its new Honda-powered era under the leadership of Formula 1 technical great Adrian Newey. Newey, F1's pre-eminent design genius, joined Aston Martin in March 2025 to spearhead the team’s development for the new 2026 car rules alongside a new works partnership with Honda off the back of the Japanese manufacturer's title-winning seasons with Red Bull.

La gamme d'Aston Martin continue de s'étendre. En 2026, la DB12 fera ses débuts, une variante haute performance de l'élégant grand tourisme anglais. De plus, le début des ventes de la Valhalla AMR est prévu, une déclinaison dédiée à la piste de l'hypercar hybride rechargeable capable de développer plus de 1 000 CV.

John Williams avait 19 ans lorsqu’il s’est offert l’occase de ses rêves: une Aston Martin DB5 Vantage, déjà passablement fatiguée. 50 ans plus tard, celle qui valait autant qu’une citadine atteint désormais la cote d’une superstar.

During Neil’s shoot with the newlyweds, a driver pulled up in an Aston Martin DB9 — the iconic car that famously features in the James Bond movies. He kindly offered Neil and the couple the chance to include the car in their wedding photos. The driver, who turned out to be popular influencer William Wade — a fact that was unknown to both the photographer and the couple — was in Glencoe for a separate photo shoot. His generous gesture led to Neil’s photos and a video of the moment going viral online.

Apple's next-gen CarPlay, launched in 2025 with Aston Martin, promises deep vehicle integration for enhanced infotainment. However, adoption is slow due to automaker resistance, like GM's rejection over data control and revenue concerns, while consumer demand and competition with Android Auto persist. The system's future hinges on resolving partnership tensions.

Mathilda Paatz schreibt Motorsportgeschichte: Die 17-jährige Kölnerin erhält ab 2026 ein Cockpit in der F1 Academy und startet für Aston Martin. Nach starken Tests im Formel-4-Auto setzte sie sich gegen drei Konkurrentinnen durch.

Naturally, over these years, and throughout these various different ownerships, engines have been provided by numerous different suppliers. Previous used engines have been self-made by Aston themselves, or come from other famous automakers such as Ford and Bentley, but in recent years, Aston has partnered up with none other than Mercedes-AMG for its thunderous powerplants.

The company, which began production at its Welsh site in 2019, confirmed that staff consultations are under way but said no final decision on redundancies has yet been made.Aston Martin said the planned measures were part of efforts to “strengthen the business in response to continued challenges in the global macroeconomic environment.” The firm added that the proposals could affect “contractor, fixed-term and permanent roles.”

A November 14 report in the Financial Times suggested AML executive chairman, Lawrence Stroll, had begun negotiations with PIF to up its current 19.5 per cent stake, but the automaker told PlanetF1.com: “Aston Martin is not in talks with PIF about being taken private”. Mr Stroll has the second largest stake in AML with a 16 per cent share, ahead of other high-profile stakeholders including Geely chairman Shu Fu Li (14.9 per cent), Swiss investor Ernesto Bertarelli (13.8 per cent), and Mercedes-Benz (7.5per cent).

Aston Martin F1 partners with Tom Holland’s non-alcoholic beer brand, Bero, marking a significant shift in sports sponsorship. This deep dive explores the $40 billion non-alcoholic market, the 'sober curious' movement, and how luxury racing is pivoting toward wellness-driven partnerships in the era of the modern, health-conscious fan.

Dans la famille des Aston Martin à moteur avant, il y a la Vanquish et les autres. Comme toutes ses voisines (Vantage et DB12), la dernière GT de la vénérable firme anglaise s’offre une déclinaison cabriolet Volante qui devrait représenter 40 % d’une production limitée à 1 000 unités par an. La ligne ne souffre pas du remplacement du toit par une capote en toile et l’on retrouve les formes musculeuses qui subliment le dessin de la Vanquish.

Aston Martin et Pixar unissent leurs univers pour célébrer les 30 ans de Toy Story avec une collection collector inspirée de Buzz l’Éclair.

Aston Martin Lagonda has warned that it will remain loss-making through 2025 after another year of weaker-than-expected sales and further delays to its flagship Valhalla hypercar, sending shares in the British luxury carmaker tumbling.

Despite its cachet with consumers, its Bond-favourite reputation has slipped to a “112-year-old marque that burns cash like an AI start-up”, said Bryce Elder in the Financial Times.Based on estimates of cars sold wholesale since 2014, each individual vehicle has “cost the company more than £45,000 on average”, which extrapolates to a “£2.8 billion customer subsidy” in the present day. It is only “exceptional generosity” that has kept the company afloat in the last few years, said The Telegraph. Nearly £2 billion has been collected from investors in seven separate “fund-raisings”, and billions more from banks.

Aston unveiled the DB12 S on Wednesday and said it makes 690 horsepower and can go from zero to 60 mph in just 3.4 seconds, both improvements on the older DB12’s marks of 671 horsepower and 3.5 seconds. The brakes are upgraded, too, with carbon ceramic brakes delivering a decrease in weight and better stopping power. Aston says it was able to reduce gearshift speeds, too, which helps reduce the zero-to-60 time and makes the car more responsive. Quad exhaust pipes make things more stylish in the rear, and options on the inside that include two-tone and three-tone interiors will shout that your DB12 is an S.

The marque’s racing squad has been valued at about $3.3 billion, or £2.4 billion. That figure was revealed alongside a bit of a shakeup for the F1 team: Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings Plc—the official title of the carmaker—is selling its minority stake in the team for $146 million (£110 million), Bloomberg reported.