How the Mercedes and Aston Martin F1 safety cars compare

For fans, the most obvious contrast has been the alternative green and red colours at the front of the field – but it’s been a different story for the F1 drivers themselves.

For the out-and-out performance of the two safety cars was thrust into the spotlight at the Australian Grand Prix when drivers took aim at the speed of the Aston Martin Vantage.

Frustrated that it was not lapping fast enough for them to keep heat in their tyres, Max Verstappen infamously labelled the…