1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:03,520 Speaker 1: We're very confident. We started a little bit behind our 2 00:00:03,520 --> 00:00:06,600 Speaker 1: competitors and Adrian only joined us in March. We didn't 3 00:00:06,640 --> 00:00:10,520 Speaker 1: get our first wind Tunnel car into the wind Tunnel 4 00:00:10,800 --> 00:00:14,560 Speaker 1: until April, so slightly behind our competitors I believe were 5 00:00:14,560 --> 00:00:18,919 Speaker 1: in their tunnels in January. We have a lot of new, 6 00:00:19,000 --> 00:00:21,200 Speaker 1: a lot of new partner with Honda, new power unit. 7 00:00:21,239 --> 00:00:24,040 Speaker 1: We have a new gearbox we're making for the first time. 8 00:00:24,560 --> 00:00:29,320 Speaker 1: We have new sustainable fuels with our fantastic partner a 9 00:00:29,400 --> 00:00:33,040 Speaker 1: Ramco and Valveline for our Loubes in our engine, in 10 00:00:33,080 --> 00:00:36,159 Speaker 1: our gearbox. So there's a lot of new first time 11 00:00:36,200 --> 00:00:39,680 Speaker 1: in seventy five year Formula One history that they're change 12 00:00:39,680 --> 00:00:43,519 Speaker 1: at chassis and the power unit simultaneously. So it'll be 13 00:00:43,640 --> 00:00:46,239 Speaker 1: very exciting, no doubt, be a lot to learn in 14 00:00:46,280 --> 00:00:47,800 Speaker 1: the coming first coming races. 15 00:00:48,120 --> 00:00:51,080 Speaker 2: What would be what would be a win for you 16 00:00:51,159 --> 00:00:53,120 Speaker 2: or what would be success for you in terms of 17 00:00:53,159 --> 00:00:54,120 Speaker 2: placement this season? 18 00:00:54,160 --> 00:00:57,800 Speaker 1: What do you what do you expect to get? We 19 00:00:57,840 --> 00:01:01,040 Speaker 1: don't really go in with expectations. We're going to try 20 00:01:01,080 --> 00:01:04,160 Speaker 1: our best, do the best we can. I'm quite confident 21 00:01:04,200 --> 00:01:06,520 Speaker 1: with the team we've put together and the partners I've 22 00:01:06,600 --> 00:01:09,400 Speaker 1: just mentioned that we'll do a great job. You know, 23 00:01:09,880 --> 00:01:12,839 Speaker 1: the set of rules is here with us for five years, 24 00:01:12,840 --> 00:01:16,319 Speaker 1: so it's not about the first racer two, it's about 25 00:01:16,319 --> 00:01:20,080 Speaker 1: the next five years. Again, extremely confident. We have the 26 00:01:20,160 --> 00:01:22,399 Speaker 1: right people, we have the right tools, we have the 27 00:01:22,480 --> 00:01:25,360 Speaker 1: right processes, we have the right partners. So I'm very 28 00:01:25,400 --> 00:01:28,000 Speaker 1: confident for extremely confident for our future. 29 00:01:28,360 --> 00:01:31,759 Speaker 2: We have seen reporting that Mercedes and Red Bull have 30 00:01:31,800 --> 00:01:34,880 Speaker 2: found some kind of edge with variable engine compression. It's 31 00:01:34,920 --> 00:01:38,200 Speaker 2: all very technical. Some have accused them of cheating like 32 00:01:38,440 --> 00:01:41,000 Speaker 2: animals I think was a quote I heard. Others have 33 00:01:41,040 --> 00:01:43,360 Speaker 2: defended them. Christian Horner came to their defense. What do 34 00:01:43,400 --> 00:01:46,360 Speaker 2: you think about people looking for an edge in the 35 00:01:46,440 --> 00:01:48,040 Speaker 2: rules ahead of the ahead of the season. 36 00:01:48,640 --> 00:01:50,760 Speaker 1: Listen, you're always looking for an edge in the rules 37 00:01:50,760 --> 00:01:53,600 Speaker 1: and you're always looking to find loopholes. That's part of 38 00:01:53,680 --> 00:01:59,320 Speaker 1: formula one. I'm not a technical power unit guru to 39 00:01:59,440 --> 00:02:03,000 Speaker 1: really give an opinion on exactly what they've done, but 40 00:02:03,120 --> 00:02:06,200 Speaker 1: I will leave it to those who are in the know. Obviously, 41 00:02:06,200 --> 00:02:09,040 Speaker 1: there's a lot of talk going on between the various 42 00:02:09,160 --> 00:02:13,079 Speaker 1: power unit teams and the FIA to check the legality 43 00:02:13,120 --> 00:02:14,040 Speaker 1: of what they've done. 44 00:02:14,760 --> 00:02:19,560 Speaker 2: How about your confidence in Adrian Newey. Obviously everyone's very 45 00:02:19,600 --> 00:02:21,280 Speaker 2: excited to see what he can do with your team, 46 00:02:21,360 --> 00:02:25,200 Speaker 2: and other teams have looked with a little bit of 47 00:02:25,320 --> 00:02:28,000 Speaker 2: wonder in awe at the suspension for example, that he's 48 00:02:28,000 --> 00:02:30,600 Speaker 2: been able to create. What do you think are your 49 00:02:30,600 --> 00:02:31,839 Speaker 2: biggest advantages with him? 50 00:02:32,320 --> 00:02:35,040 Speaker 1: You said it, it's having him. He is the goat, 51 00:02:35,639 --> 00:02:39,200 Speaker 1: he is a unicorn. Nobody has a track record like 52 00:02:39,240 --> 00:02:42,320 Speaker 1: he's had since his time's in Formula one, winning twenty 53 00:02:42,360 --> 00:02:46,280 Speaker 1: five world championships. He is unique. There's one Adrian, and 54 00:02:46,320 --> 00:02:49,400 Speaker 1: I am very blessed that he's my partner and with 55 00:02:49,440 --> 00:02:49,880 Speaker 1: our team. 56 00:02:50,760 --> 00:02:53,840 Speaker 2: I was lucky enough to speak with George Kern last week, 57 00:02:54,400 --> 00:02:57,000 Speaker 2: CEO of Brightling, and you now have new partnership with them. 58 00:02:57,120 --> 00:02:59,840 Speaker 2: What do they bring to the team beyond you know the. 59 00:03:01,000 --> 00:03:04,040 Speaker 1: Well, Formula one is all about time, it's about to 60 00:03:04,040 --> 00:03:06,480 Speaker 1: stop watch, it's about the clock. So one of the 61 00:03:06,639 --> 00:03:12,919 Speaker 1: important partners is obviously a timekeeper. And you know there's 62 00:03:12,960 --> 00:03:17,160 Speaker 1: a fashion aspect around Formula one of the way people dress, 63 00:03:17,160 --> 00:03:21,200 Speaker 1: of attitudes, and I think Brightening captures the time component 64 00:03:21,680 --> 00:03:25,560 Speaker 1: with their historic with their history, with their great time pieces. 65 00:03:25,560 --> 00:03:28,360 Speaker 1: You know they have a history also in aviation. So 66 00:03:28,520 --> 00:03:31,840 Speaker 1: I think it's very appropriate to these two great brands 67 00:03:31,840 --> 00:03:32,400 Speaker 1: to be together. 68 00:03:32,880 --> 00:03:34,840 Speaker 2: By the way, a little bit of a curve ball here, Lawrence, 69 00:03:34,840 --> 00:03:37,840 Speaker 2: because yesterday was the Super Bowl and the Seattle Seahawks 70 00:03:37,840 --> 00:03:41,200 Speaker 2: were victorious. They're not too far away from Canada, and 71 00:03:41,240 --> 00:03:43,480 Speaker 2: there reports that that team may be for sale. Would 72 00:03:43,480 --> 00:03:47,400 Speaker 2: you ever consider going into another league, going into another 73 00:03:47,440 --> 00:03:48,640 Speaker 2: sport beyond the track? 74 00:03:49,640 --> 00:03:53,800 Speaker 1: No, I have my plateful right now. I'm absolutely thrilled 75 00:03:53,840 --> 00:03:57,120 Speaker 1: with what I'm doing, and sadly you just spoilt it 76 00:03:57,120 --> 00:03:58,760 Speaker 1: for me because I was planning to go back to 77 00:03:58,800 --> 00:04:01,240 Speaker 1: my hotel tonight and watch replay of the game because 78 00:04:01,360 --> 00:04:03,200 Speaker 1: I was trying not to know who had won. So 79 00:04:03,240 --> 00:04:06,520 Speaker 1: I made it this far. I'm okay. I apologize. 80 00:04:06,560 --> 00:04:09,280 Speaker 2: That's awful, although you know it was a super Bowl. 81 00:04:09,080 --> 00:04:09,840 Speaker 1: So that's okay. 82 00:04:11,040 --> 00:04:14,200 Speaker 2: In terms of the In terms of the f one 83 00:04:14,240 --> 00:04:17,080 Speaker 2: team that that you, I mean, valuations have been amazing. 84 00:04:17,120 --> 00:04:21,599 Speaker 2: There reports now that maybe al Alpine is looking to 85 00:04:21,680 --> 00:04:24,520 Speaker 2: sell a steak, and I wonder if you would be 86 00:04:24,560 --> 00:04:27,960 Speaker 2: interested in selling any of your steak or your team 87 00:04:28,000 --> 00:04:30,679 Speaker 2: at this point, because it's worth so much. 88 00:04:31,279 --> 00:04:34,760 Speaker 1: Yeah. No, I'm very satisfied with my shareholding. We're not 89 00:04:34,839 --> 00:04:38,560 Speaker 1: looking to sell any shares. We're looking to grow the 90 00:04:38,640 --> 00:04:40,599 Speaker 1: business and to do great in the sport. 91 00:04:41,000 --> 00:04:43,920 Speaker 2: Let's talk about the car business. I've been lucky enough 92 00:04:43,960 --> 00:04:46,120 Speaker 2: to have seat time in the in the Vanquish as 93 00:04:46,160 --> 00:04:49,240 Speaker 2: well as the Vantage and the and the DBX there. 94 00:04:49,640 --> 00:04:54,560 Speaker 2: They're amazing cars, and I have to say that a 95 00:04:54,680 --> 00:04:59,000 Speaker 2: huge alternative to Ferrari is what you offer and something 96 00:04:59,040 --> 00:05:01,440 Speaker 2: that has more beauty then sort of the kind of 97 00:05:01,520 --> 00:05:05,279 Speaker 2: technical prowess that the Italians have leaned into. 98 00:05:06,880 --> 00:05:08,160 Speaker 1: What do you think the market is. 99 00:05:08,080 --> 00:05:10,880 Speaker 2: Getting wrong about ast and Martin the business? 100 00:05:11,400 --> 00:05:15,280 Speaker 1: I think it's just a question of time. Not many 101 00:05:15,320 --> 00:05:18,960 Speaker 1: people learned about the DBX. They're actually finding out about 102 00:05:19,000 --> 00:05:21,760 Speaker 1: it now. They were not familiar that we even made 103 00:05:21,800 --> 00:05:26,120 Speaker 1: an suv because we don't historically make a product like that. 104 00:05:26,480 --> 00:05:29,480 Speaker 1: It's actually doing extremely well at the moment. The Vanquish, 105 00:05:29,560 --> 00:05:32,800 Speaker 1: as you say, is on fire. We have a fantastic 106 00:05:32,960 --> 00:05:35,440 Speaker 1: order book for that, as well as dB twelve and 107 00:05:35,480 --> 00:05:38,240 Speaker 1: as well as Vantage. So for us, it's now a 108 00:05:38,279 --> 00:05:44,640 Speaker 1: matter of sticking with our portfolio, growing our demand, getting 109 00:05:44,640 --> 00:05:47,719 Speaker 1: our dealers in place. The dealers weren't used of also 110 00:05:48,080 --> 00:05:51,560 Speaker 1: having such a diverse product offering from the company, particularly 111 00:05:51,880 --> 00:05:54,640 Speaker 1: with the launch of Valhalla, so you know, not so 112 00:05:54,720 --> 00:05:58,200 Speaker 1: different than Formula One. Everything takes time. I've been in 113 00:05:58,200 --> 00:06:01,160 Speaker 1: the road car business a similar amount the time as 114 00:06:01,200 --> 00:06:03,799 Speaker 1: I've been in the Formula One team, and it's also 115 00:06:03,839 --> 00:06:07,640 Speaker 1: a ten year journey. So we're quite pleased with where 116 00:06:07,680 --> 00:06:11,160 Speaker 1: we are, and we're quite pleased with the portfolio that exists. 117 00:06:11,320 --> 00:06:13,919 Speaker 1: I'm very excited about the portfolio it'll be coming in 118 00:06:13,920 --> 00:06:14,640 Speaker 1: the years to come. 119 00:06:14,920 --> 00:06:17,159 Speaker 2: I'd say I drove the DBX through our snowstorm in 120 00:06:17,200 --> 00:06:21,160 Speaker 2: New York last week and it functioned perfectly. I wouldn't 121 00:06:21,160 --> 00:06:23,800 Speaker 2: want to change a thing there with the vantage I 122 00:06:23,880 --> 00:06:25,800 Speaker 2: might like to add an extra pedal. And I wonder 123 00:06:25,839 --> 00:06:30,160 Speaker 2: if you've thought about leaning into the analog side of things. 124 00:06:30,640 --> 00:06:35,600 Speaker 2: Aston Martin has always represented like a mechanical intimacy, whereas 125 00:06:36,240 --> 00:06:38,800 Speaker 2: Ferrari seems to be leaning into sort of technical and 126 00:06:38,839 --> 00:06:42,680 Speaker 2: computational excellence. Do you think that would be a good analog. 127 00:06:42,640 --> 00:06:48,599 Speaker 1: We introduced two manual specials, so we already have two 128 00:06:48,680 --> 00:06:51,440 Speaker 1: five speeds that we've introduced in the last three years 129 00:06:51,760 --> 00:06:54,920 Speaker 1: to great demands. So we believe that, as you call 130 00:06:55,000 --> 00:06:59,600 Speaker 1: the analog is still very relative for today's particularly Aston 131 00:06:59,640 --> 00:07:00,560 Speaker 1: Martin customers. 132 00:07:00,880 --> 00:07:05,200 Speaker 2: So you don't think there's any room for a manual 133 00:07:05,320 --> 00:07:10,160 Speaker 2: vantage at your dealerships, because it does seem like when 134 00:07:10,160 --> 00:07:14,520 Speaker 2: I look through the you know, the the auctions and 135 00:07:14,560 --> 00:07:18,160 Speaker 2: the used car listings, they command a huge premium, sometimes 136 00:07:18,160 --> 00:07:22,200 Speaker 2: one hundred percent premium for a manual car over an automatic. 137 00:07:22,400 --> 00:07:25,840 Speaker 1: Yeah, that's probably true. No, that's not planned for our 138 00:07:25,880 --> 00:07:26,760 Speaker 1: lineup at the moment.