Motor racing-Mercedes to be F1's sole safety car supplier after Aston deal ends


LONDON, Jan ‌19 (Reuters) - Mercedes will be Formula ‌One's sole safety and ‌medical car supplier this season after Aston Martin decided not to extend an ‍expired five-year deal ‍to share the ‌role with the German manufacturer.

"Aston Martin's ‍agreement ​with Formula One to provide the official ⁠FIA Safety and Medical Car concluded ‌at the end of the 2025 ⁠season," ‍the British-based luxury sportscar maker said on Monday.

A spokesman confirmed ‍it was not being ‌continued.

Mercedes and Aston Martin had been sharing duties at races since 2021, with the latter most recently providing a 4.0 litre twin-turbo V8-powered Vantage S safety ‌car and a DBX707 SUV as medical car.

The 24-race season starts ​in Australia on March 8.

(Reporting by Alan Baldwin, editing by Christian Radnedge)

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