The Aston Martin F1 team concluded the Barcelona Shakedown with a race against time; the team had a late debut of Adrian Newey’s AMR26. Rival teams, bar Williams, maximised their mileage across the full event. However, the Silverstone-based outfit only hit the track during the final 48 hours. This delay signals a high-stakes race against…
Fernando Alonso was“super motivated” after testing the AMR26 for the first time at the 2026 F1 Barcelona shakedown. Aston Martin tested their new AMR26 on Thursday and Friday after announcing their delay to the Barcelona shakedown. Aston Martin was one of two teams with complications for the shakedown. The Silverstone-based team was the only one…
Ahead of the Barcelona shakedown and official livery reveal for the 2026 F1 season, a special event in Tokyo on Tuesday saw Chief Strategy Officer Andy Cowell shed some light on Aston Martin’s preparations and objectives for the upcoming campaign as they celebrated the beginning of their new partnership with Honda. Having previously been powered…
Max Verstappen’s F1 race engineer and head of race engineering at the Red Bull Racing squad, Gianpiero Lambiase or ‘GP’, is in active talks with the Aston Martin F1 Team to join forces in a near future, according to the The Race. The report comes just weeks after what proved to be an emotional end…
2026 will be a year of great innovation and changes for all teams on the F1 grid, and especially for Aston Martin Honda, according to Fernando Alonso. In fact, the Silverstone team will employ a brand new Team Principal, with famed engineer and key to Red Bull’s championship wins Adrian Newey stepping up to replace…
Fernando Alonso has given his first public reaction to the news Adrian Newey will be Aston Martin F1 team principal from 2026 as he replaces Andy Cowell. In quite surprising news revealed on Wednesday, Aston Martin confirmed that the legendary British designer would take the reigns from Andy Cowell. The former head of Mercedes’ F1…
In a stunning development at Aston Martin F1, Adrian Newey has been confirmed as their new team principal from 2026 onward. He will take over from Andy Cowell who remains with the company as their chief strategy officer. Rumours first surfaced at the weekend in Las Vegas that Andy Cowell would be removed from his…
With the recent changes since securing Adrian Newey, Aston Martin’s F1 aerodynamics chief, Eric Blandin, became part of the team’s overhaul before 2026. This decision looks to be linked to the new regulation changes for 2026. In this restructuring, Akio Haga, Aston Martin’s F1 car designer, was also dismissed from his chief position. Currently seventh…
Andy Cowell set out a clear picture for Aston Martin. He placed himself in the middle of a calm, disciplined push. Adrian Newey laid down the car’s spine and chased fine gains, pencil to screen, day to day. Enrico Cardile tuned the surrounding operation, grew people, and kept ideas moving on time. Cowell said the…
With F1 teams getting ready for round 19, Andy Cowell spoke of the work behind the scenes at Aston Martin going into the 2026 preparations. The Team Principal reviewed the partnership discussions with Honda for the PU development. Nevertheless, when looking at the current season, it is clear that Aston Martin’s battle in the Constructors’…
