Mercedes F1 boss Wolff takes a stake in British sportscar maker Aston Martin

The damaged car of Mercedes' British driver Lewis Hamilton is lifted unto a truck after he crashed into a wall during the third practice session at the Spa-Francorchamps circuit in Spa on August 31, 2019, ahead of the Belgian Formula One Grand Prix. [Photo by Kenzo TRIBOUILLARD / AFP]

Mercedes Formula One boss Toto Wolff has taken a stake in British sportscar maker Aston Martin, whose executive chairman Lawrence Stroll runs the Racing Point F1 team, according to company filings.

A Mercedes F1 spokesman said Wolff's move was purely an investment on the Austrian's part and would be diluted by a rights issue on Monday from 4.77% to less than 1%.