Aston Martin opened its Technology Campus ahead of the British Grand Prix

The doors to Aston Martin’s state-of-the-art new F1 headquarters in Silverstone officially opened last Thursday, the British team announced ahead of last Sunday’s British Grand Prix.

Formula One’s Silverstone-based outfit announced last week that the first phase of their Technology Campus opened is now fully operational.

The first of three purpose-built buildings will house the team’s growing workforce, facilities, and ambitions. The team is still working on the two remaining phases of its campus with the separate wind tunnel being half-way through its build phase. The third phase of the construction will see the new factory building replace the original factory building that dates back to 1992.

The headquarters covers a space of 37,000m2 and is F1’s first totally new team base for almost two decades and will be home to over 700 team members.

The team is hopeful of its new campus will lift its on-track performance in the long term as the brand-new complex will be the home to manufacturing within a single location.

This first building, which has taken just over 24 months to complete, houses the team’s design office, engineering, production, commercial and manufacturing areas.

Employee well-being programmes include the construction of a fitness centre in the second phase of the development will complement walking and exercise routes around the grounds. The new site sees the installation of accessible routes to the campus for pedestrians, cyclists and public transport. Dedicated electric vehicle fast charging points are available and staff are encouraged to join the company-supported electric car scheme.

The team stated that the new headquarters will help achieve its environmental ambitions “with better insulation, intelligent use of natural light, and solar panels helping power the site. The electricity generated annually from the solar panels is sufficient to have powered the previous factory entirely and is equivalent to making almost five million cups of tea or planting 42,000 trees each year. The intelligent building design represents a carbon footprint reduction of 278 tonnes of CO2 emissions annually.

“The AMR Technology Campus also delivers a biodiversity net gain through the creation of over 72,000m2 of wild meadow, the planting of over 1,500 UK native and grown trees, 10,000m2 of lawn, and over 30,000 additional shrubs and plants.”

Executive Chairman of Aston Martin Lawrence Stroll commented: “Our new AMR Technology Campus is being built around our people. It will make designing, constructing and operating race-winning Formula One cars better, a completion it is also the most sustainable campus the sport has ever seen.

“Our new home is a bold statement about how Aston Martin will operate in the years ahead. A premium, ultra-luxury environment, befitting the brand, we want this to be an amazing place, giving our colleagues, partners, and visitors a sense of comfort, creativity, and pride.

“With the AMR Technology Campus, we have created an attractive place to work that will prioritise the wellness of our colleagues, while giving us a boost in the pursuit of on-track performance.”

Commenting on the completion of the first building of the Technology Campus, Fernando Alonso said: “I’m incredibly impressed by our new home. From the Design Office to Mission Control, all the facilities are second to none and I see a lot of smiles when I walk around. To win in this sport you need to excel at everything, and this new facility is a game changer. It’s a true signal of intent to enable us to fight for world championships.”

Lance Stroll added: “The opening of the new AMR Technology Campus is an exciting milestone on our journey to becoming championship contenders; it’s another huge upgrade from where we were.

“A world-class Formula One team needs world-class facilities, and this new AMR Technology Campus will be a great place for our growing team of incredibly talented people to work from. To be able to drive one of our cars down the main street in front of my colleagues was a special moment and I'm proud to have played my part in the launch celebrations.”