22/06/2025 19:05
Aston Martin team principal Andy Cowell has denied Adrian Newey has
taken a "dictatorial" approach to heading the Silverstone-based
squad's technical set-up. Newey joined Aston Martin earlier this
year after a near two-decade stint at Red Bull. The Briton, who is
widely regarded as one of the greatest car designers in F1 history,
is spearheading the construction of the 2026 challenger, which will
be built under a new set of technical regulations. Cowell, who
assumed the team boss role at the start of the year, asserted Newey
is not taking a total unchallenged approach to the design of the
new car. "He joined us at the beginning of March and he was just
straight into understanding the regulations, the concept that's
been created so far by the team," Cowell told Sky F1 . "He's an
engineer, he works with a drawing board, but he works exceptionally
well in a small group where he's just talking about the detail of
the race car. "It's not in a sort of dictatorial way, it's very
much into the detail and explaining things from first principles."
Aston Martin has been tipped for future success under Newey's
technical guidance, with the Briton overseeing the development of
15 title-winning cars. Cowell explained Newey's expertise also
extends to the car's performance during a grand prix weekend. "He's
looking at it down to everything to how to change the ride height
in two minutes in between the sessions, so that we can adjust the
car when we're racing, he said. "He's got great experience, and
it's an exciting time for us."
