Aston Martin may have earned up to $80 million in sales due to its safety cars featuring in F1 races, its boss suggests

• Aston Martin boss Lawrence Stroll suggested the firm made up to $80 million selling F1 safety cars.
• Stroll said he didn't believe the expression "race on Sunday, sell on Monday" before Aston Martin.
• The CEO took control of Aston Martin in 2020, but it's failed to recover massive share price losses.

Aston Martin's boss suggested the carmaker might have gotten an $80 million boost from its car featuring in Formula One races.

Speaking at the Financial Times Future of the Car Summit, Lawrence Stroll, who also stars in the hit Netflix F1 documentary series "Drive to Survive," talked up the financial benefits of stepping into the paddock with a racing team.