His signature Fernando Alonso with Aston Martin It will mean more than one reunion for the Spaniards. It will again use Mercedes engines, its press officer will be Matt Bishop and it will share a structure with him Martin Whitmarsh.
Much is expected from the Spanish driver’s new stage at the Silverstone team, which has invested huge sums of money to create a championship project. One in which the aforementioned Whitmarsh holds a relevant position.
But, Who is Martin Whitmars? And what does it have to do with Fernando Alonso?
Who is Martin Whitmars?
Martin Whitmarsh was born in April 26, 1958 in Lyndhurst (Great Britain) and since 1989 has been immersed in his world Formula 1. The British executive held sports positions in McLaren until in 1997 he was promoted to Director of Operations, until 2004 when he reached a senior position as Chief Operating Officer.
It was in this role from which Whitmarsh led McLaren to its last golden spell in the mid-2000s.. The British played an important role in recruitment Fernando Alonso in 2005 for the 2007 season. Martin Whitmars was one of the few who remained by the Spaniard’s side during this particular civil war that his team waking up.
“He’s a very smart guy, a good leader as well, it’s a shame he’s not in our team, even though we have very good people, but for Aston Martin he’s sure to help a lot. It’s good that people like him deserve a lot recognition.”
After leaving McLaren in 2014 and following a brief stint as a Formula E executive, Whitmarsh joined last October Aston Martin as CEO of the Aston Martin Performance Technologies divisionwhich combines the F1 team as brand development.
The career of Martin Whitmars
- 1980-1989: british aerospace
- 1989-2014: McLaren as director, managing director, managing director and managing director
- 2015-2017: Land Rover BAR, Managing Director
- 2017: Formula E as a board member
- 2021-present: Aston Martin, CEO of Aston Martin Performance Technologies
