Aston Martin Returns to Le Mans: Brave or Mad?

Only mad dogs, Englishmen and Aston Martin go out in the midst of a recession to try and win Le Mans. Is this audacious, or brave, or simply mad? Or perhaps a combination of all three? Whatever it is, we hereby applaud the spirit.

Aston Martin, that most British of cars, is going back to Le Mans on the 50th anniversary of its famous victory with Roy Salvadori and Carroll Shelby in the DBR1.

The new car will not be in the gorgeous green of the old DBR1. The 2009 edition will be decked out in the blue and orange colours of the Gulf oil company, surely one of the most evocative liveries in racing history. Maybe it’s a good omen.