In 1959 Aston martin debut in f1, with Aston Martin DBR4 but it was a very

underwhelming one to say the least, their dbr4 was first built and tested two
years before its debut, but the team had been prioritizing their dbr-1 sports car
which would win the 1959 24 hours of lemans.
when the dbr4 finally made its appearance at the dutch grand prix, it was slow
and outdated compared to the rest of the field and both of their drivers carol
Shelby and roy salvadori retired from the race. Their next entry at the british
grand prix saw salvador qualify second but he could only manage a p6 finish
which was outside of the points back in those days, and shelby retired again.
their season concluded at the Italian grand prix with salvadori retiring and
shelby finishing 10th
the team returned for the 1960 season, with the dbr-5, which was much lighter
than the 1959 version, and ,featured independent suspension, however, it was
a shambolic start to the season, their engine was too heavy for the car, and due
to the dbr5 not being ready in time, only salvadori was entered to the dutch
grand prix. Racing a spare version of the dbr4 qualifying 18 th, however, formula
1 refused to pay them and aston martin subsequently refused to race. The dbr5
was back for the british grand prix, but it would prove to be their final entry with
the team failing to score a single championship point.
aston martin abandoned formula one entirely until 2021