Aston Martin: Newey is fully focused on 2026

      In Jeddah, Aston Martin team principal Andy Cowell confirmed that Adrian Newey, who recently started work, is not working on the current car, but is 100% focused on the 2026 car project.

      Andy Cowell: "100% of the time Newey spends designing is for the 2026 car.

      He joined us in March and quickly got up to date with our developments for 2026. We have a tight deadline for approving the chassis and transmission design. New cars will be presented earlier, winter tests will begin at the end of January. To prepare the car for this deadline, you need to make a decision as early as possible, although we are talking about a completely new regulation, which will not be able to use the details of this year. There is a lot of work ahead, and Adrian is fully focused on it.

      Adrian is pleased with the equipment we have and its accuracy. He spoke flatteringly about our base and the new wind tunnel, and how everything is organized. He is, of course, pushing us to improve our working methods in the tube using computational fluid dynamics and simulation systems."