Aston Martin’s new team principal Mike Krack is returning to Formula 1 with the benefit of the years of motorsport experience he gained in the interim – plus an important lesson he learned during his last stint.
Krack arrives at a team which within just four years has been rescued from collapse by Lawrence Stroll, rebranded in the name of another of his acquisitions – luxury car manufacturer Aston Martin – and benefited from a substantial cash injection.
The team has plotted a five-year route to championship contention, recruited top engineering staff from rivals such as Red Bull and is presently building the first new F1 factory for almost two decades.
Speaking to RaceFans and other media in his first interview since turning up at the team’s Silverstone base in his British racing green apparel, Krack described how the team reminded him of his previous F1 outfit. Before his last role heading up BMW’s motorsport division, Krack was an engineer at Sauber during their…