accused with promoting misinformation about electric vehicles after funding a greenwashing report in conjunction with Bosch and a number of other companies. The scandal - which became known as 'Astongate' - centred around the ties between James Michael Stephens, the Director Global Government & Corporate Affairs at Aston Martin Lagonda Ltd, and a communications agency called Clarendon Communications which was set up by Stephens and used to promote the misinformation report to the British press in the wake of the UK government declaring a ban on the sale of new combustion engine vehicles from 2030 onwards. Motorsport Aston Martin is currently associated with two different racing organisations. The Aston Martin Formula One team which competes in the Formula One Championship and Aston Martin Racing which currently competes in the FIA World Endurance Championship. Both racing organisations use the Aston Martin brand, but are not directly owned by Aston Martin. The Aston Martin Formula One team is owned by major Aston Martin shareholder Lawrence Stroll and operated by his company AMR GP, while Aston Martin Racing is operated by racing company Prodrive as part of a partnership with Aston Martin. Formula One Aston Martin participated as a Formula One constructor in and entering six races over the two years but failing to score any points. In January 2020, it was announced that the Racing Point F1 Team is due to be rebranded as Aston Martin for the 2021 season, as a result of a funding investment led by Racing Point owner Lawrence Stroll. As part of the rebrand, the team switched their racing colour of BWT pink to a modern iteration of Aston Martin's British racing green. The Aston Martin AMR21 was unveiled in March 2021 and became Aston Martin's first Formula One car after a 61-year absence from the sport. Racing cars (post-war) Aston Martin DB3 (1950–1953) Aston Martin DB3S (1953–1956) Aston Martin DBR1 (1956–1959) Aston Martin DBR2 (1957–1958) Aston Martin DBR3 (1958) Aston Martin DBR4 (1959) Aston Martin DBR5 (1960) Aston Martin DP212 (1962) Aston Martin DP214 (1963) Aston Martin DP215 (1963) Aston Martin RHAM/1 (1976–1979) Aston Martin AMR1 (1989) Aston Martin AMR2 (never raced) Aston Martin DBR9 (2005–2008) Aston Martin DBRS9 (2005–2008) Aston Martin V8 Vantage N24 (2006–2008) Aston Martin V8 Vantage Rally GT (2006–2010) Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT2 (2008–2017) Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4 (2008–2018) Aston Martin DBR1-2 (2009) Aston Martin AMR-One (2011) Aston Martin Vantage