In an interview published on Aston Martin’s website, CEO and F1 Team Principal Andy Cowell discussed the arrival of the team’s new Chief Technical Officer, Enrico Cardile, and the development of their 2026 challenger.
In July 2024, Aston Martin announced that Enrico Cardile would join the team as Chief Technical Officer for the 2025 F1 season.
Ferrari delayed the arrival of Aston Martin’s new Chief Technical Officer by blocking its former Technical Director for Chassis from joining the team sooner.
Cardile’s gardening leave from Ferrari ended in July 2025, and he was finally able to start in his new position at Aston Martin officially.
Cowell notes that Cardile, who brings a wealth of experience, is already making a noticeable impact on the team, despite having joined recently.
“Enrico [Cardile] is a wonderful human being with a wealth of experience in Formula One, both in terms of organisational methods and technical understanding.
“He’s not been with us for long, but the team can feel that experience already through the early impact he’s had, and I’m excited to see how that develops further as he fully embeds himself and gets to know everyone.
“On a personal note, being in a position to work with the likes of Enrico [Cardile], Adrian [Newey] and all the other fantastic minds we have inside the team, as we bid to get Aston Martin Aramco to the front of the Formula One grid, is hugely exciting.”
Work on the AMR26
With Cardile as Chief Technical Officer and Adrian Newey as Managing Technical Partner, Aston Martin has put two very experienced engineers at the helm of its F1 project.
Cowell highlights that the new hires have already impacted the team, motivating them to strengthen their 2026 challenger, the AMR26, as much as possible.
The AMR26 isn’t the only focus point for Aston Martin, as the team also seeks to improve in other key areas.
“We’re working exceptionally closely with our technical partners Aramco, Honda, and Valvoline as we push hard towards next season.
“Managing Technical Partner Adrian Newey has added a big lift to the approach the team is taking, and people are enjoying their work; they’re smiling at the results they’re seeing.
“We’re focusing on what we can do day by day to make sure that the performance of the AMR26 is as strong as possible, but also on how we can keep improving everything we have at our disposal, whether that’s through optimising the cutting-edge tools that we’ve got, training our people so they can get everything out of those new tools, or honing the engineering methods that we use.”
