Cawell: We have completed the upgrade of the 2025 machine.

      Before the British Grand Prix, Aston Martin team principal Andy Cowell summarized the first half of the season in an interview and confirmed that the development of the AMR25 car has been completed.

      Question: The British Grand Prix marks the end of the first half of the season. How do you assess the team's progress over the last six races?

      Andy Cowell: After bringing updates to the car during the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix, I am pleased with the team's progress, especially in understanding the areas where we needed to improve. However, I constantly want us to progress faster.

      It's gratifying to see the efforts made to create innovations for Imola. All parts of the team worked hard to prepare the details on time and in accordance with high quality standards. The on-track team correctly assessed the effectiveness of the updates, and we are happy that these improvements worked at all circuits.

      Question: Big changes are ahead for all of us in 2026. Are the individual pieces already starting to come together into a complete picture?

      Andy Cowell: Yes. Progress has been made, and the conceptual architecture of the 2026 car is encouraging. We see significant growth in organization and working methods. Everything is going well.

      Question: Does the new aerodynamic wind tunnel help in better understanding the innovations?

      Andy Cowell: The fact that our wind tunnel is available seven days a week, 24 hours a day, if needed, provides an advantage. Having our own tunnel on-site accelerates development and offers more prompt responses to engineers' requests.

      You could say that the new wind tunnel is a game changer. It offers greater efficiency and helps us find answers to the questions “How?” and “Why?”

      Question: For the British Grand Prix, the team has prepared innovations. Will these be the last updates to the car in 2025?

      Andy Cowell: We will have a new floor and the upper bodywork elements. These updates are based on information gained from the innovations for Imola. But while we focused more on aerodynamics in Imola, here the main modification was to the floor, while the bodywork elements underwent minimal changes to streamline airflow around the rear tires.

      That’s probably all for updates in 2025. We have already completed the final tests of the AMR25 in the wind tunnel. As I mentioned, having our own tunnel allows us to organize new tests very quickly, but we don’t have anything else planned at the moment.

      Question: Does the team fully understand the car they are working with in 2025, or are there still questions?

      Andy Cowell: Fully understanding a Formula 1 car is a very complex task, although the reward for doing so is high. We work on this every day, even when searching for answers is frustrating, but we continue to make progress through a strict scientific and technical approach.

      Expanding our understanding and translating it into speed on the track is the foundation of everything we do. This is a key reason why we are here.

      The new floor and upper bodywork elements we will bring to the British Grand Prix are a step along that path, developed by a small team of aerodynamic specialists unafraid to experiment. With each experiment, test, and iteration, we learn more and more, and each step brings us closer to a complete understanding of the car.