Although Adrian Newey’s official mandate at Aston Martin is the all-new 2026 F1 car, team boss Andy Cowell is convinced his impact will be felt in the “opening days” after his arrival. Newey will officially occupy a drawing board at Aston Martin’s Silverstone headquarters on March 3rd,

AI is no substitute for Adrian Newey and Aston Martin expect F1's foremost designer to have an immediate impact when he joins them, according to Andy Cowell.

"I think we'll feel the benefit of him in the opening days," says Aston Martin boss, Andy Cowell of Adrian Newey's arrival at British team.

That is the message coming from Aston Martin Group CEO and team principal Andy Cowell, who says they must “harness” the creativity and competitiveness of their F1 design guru.

The season that will begin this year will be full of changes within Aston Martin. The Silverstone team has in fact changed skin, after the numerous moves made by the Lawrence Stroll management, with the icing on the cake represented by the hiring of Adrian Newey.

All 10 teams including Aston Martin revealed their livery for the new season at a live event at London's O2 Arena earlier this week, but now, the Silverstone-based outfit have shown off their new car, the AMR25, ahead of pre-season testing in Bahrain next week.

Aston Martin chief Andy Cowell has highlighted the need to harness Adrian Newey's creativity by giving him all the best possible tools to get the most out of him.

Fernando Alonso expects Aston Martin to start the Formula One season in a much better place after learning some hard lessons last year.

Aston Martin were one of the biggest disappointments in 2024, as they progressively lost ground to the front-runners and were relegated to the midfield scrap.