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Aston Martin Racing takes a double podium at Silverstone

2016/05/17

Aston Martin Racing has taken a double podium finish at 6 Hours of Silverstone on April 15-17, FIA WEC season opener.

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Osato Research Institute has been supporting Aston Martin Racing as their Official Partner since 2005 by providing FPP with drivers and pit crews for their health maintenance.

At 6 hours of Silverstone, the new machine #95 driven by Darren Turner, Nicki Thiim and Marco Sorensen had a great start with the 3rd place in GTE Pro. The #98 also kicked off their season with a strong finish with second in GTE Am.

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This year it was still cold in U.K. even in mid-April.
Saturday morning, the qualifying session
was cancelled due to snow.
However, the blue sky was beautiful.

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Quiet moment while preparing for the race
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Drivers' autogragh session
Darren and Pedro always welcome us with smile.

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In 2016, Aston's emblem will change
color in each race.
This is the coloring for the first round
at Silverstone.

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The band was playing the bagpipes during the grid walk.
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30 minutes before the start, the tension was getting high.
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Tea time at the drivers' tent
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Dunlop is Aston's official tyre supplier and partner this year. The yellow logo is shining on the tyre.
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1 hour to go before the race finish, driver was Nicki.
Jan was sending Nicki a Birthday Message

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15 minutes before the goal,
everybody was focusing on the TV screen in the pit.

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Goal! The team principal John also looked satisfied.
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After the race, we enjoyed the moment
in London before going back to Japan.


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