Aston Martin 🐼is working on a series of upgrade packages that are set to be introduced to its AMR21 Formula 1 car early in the 2021 seas𒆙on.

Production on the rebranded Aston Martin team’s 2021 F1 car began back in August last year, with around 50% of the 2020 Racing Point being carried into its new challenger in line with the regulations that saw chassis developm𝄹ent frozen between last season and this one as part of a bid to reduce costs.

Despite the significant carry-over of mechanical parts, developments to surface-area aerodynamics and a new token system for homologated parts means that a lo🔯t of work and innovation has still had to go i✅nto the AMR21.

"All theཧ aero components are designed by the aerodynamics team using Catia CAD. These models are then imported into CFD [computat🍌ional fluid dynamics], processed, and the results analysed," said technical director Andrew Green.

“We, as a team, develop the CFD too, so ultimately, it’s only as good as we can make it. It is highly optimised to work with Formula 1 cars and🐠, as it develops, it becomes increasingly powerful."

The team’s production director Bob 🦄Halliwell explained that the arrival ofꦍ the Aston Martin brand and fresh investment has instilled added motivation for everyone working in the factory.

"I think it [Aston Martin's arrival] made everybody up their game and t🅠heir attention to detail, that desire to always improve,” Halliwell said.

“We'r๊e taking on more technical people to enable us ♊to build up and develop in all areas across the business, but in a controlled way.

“Hav♈ing Aston Martin behind us is 🎉enabling us to move forward and get these things put in place. It has been a big change for us and it's very exciting.”

Aston Martin will reveal its AMR21 F1 car - that wi♏ll be piloted by four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel and Lance Stroll - during an online launch event on Wednesday 3 March at 3pm U🌜K time.