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Renowned engineer and designer, Adrian Newey, named new Aston Martin F1 team principal

Newey taking command for 2026 season

Published Nov 27, 2025 03:17 pm

At A Glance

  • Renowned race car designer, Adrien Newey, was just named the new Team Principal for the Aston Martin Aramco Formula One Team for the upcoming 2026 season.
  • This is a new role for Newey, who made his mark in F1 as an engineer and designer of championship-winning cars.
Renowned race car designer, Adrian Newey, was just named the new Team Principal for the Aston Martin Aramco Formula One Team for the upcoming 2026 season. Andy Cowell, whom Newey will be taking the reigns from will take on a new role as Chief Strategy Officer of the team. Cowell and Newey have agreed to divide their responsibilities in order to focus on their individual strengths and expertise, ensuring organizational efficiency.
The move was announced ahead of the 2026 season where the biggest changes to Formula One technical regulations and the inclusion of an 11th team to the grid are anticipated. These strategic changes are designed to ensure the team is well prepared to play to its collective strengths in 2026.
Over the past 14 months, Cowell has led the Team as CEO and Team Principal in implementing the much-needed structural changes to support the transition to a full works team in readiness for the new regulations in 2026.
Having successfully laid the foundations, Cowell will take a new role as Chief Strategy Officer, reporting to Executive Chairman, Lawrence Stroll. Cowell will help optimize the technical partnerships between the Team, Honda, and Aramco and Valvoline and will work closely with the Team’s partners to ensure the seamless integration of the Team's new power unit, fuel and chassis.
As Managing Technical Partner, Adrian Newey will be responsible for guiding the technical team, including the trackside operations of the car and will take on the additional role of Team Principal from 2026.
This is a new role for Newey, who made his mark in F1 as an engineer and designer of championship-winning cars that have collectively won 12 constructors’ world titles and 14 drivers’ crowns. He led the design of the Williams FW14 driven by Nigel Mansell, the Williams FW18 driven by Damon Hill, the McLaren MP4-13 driven by Mika Hakkinen, Sebastien Vettel’s Red Bull RB6, RB7, and RB8, as well as Max Verstappen’s RB19.
"I'm pleased that Adrian Newey will step into the Team Principal role, which will enable him to make full use of his creative and technical expertise. Both these changes will ensure the Team is best placed to play to their collective strengths," said Aston Martin F1 driver Lance Stroll.
"Over the last nine months, I have seen great individual talent within our Team. I'm looking forward to taking on this additional role as we put ourselves in the best possible position to compete in 2026, where we will face an entirely new position with Aston Martin now a works team combined with the considerable challenge faced by the new regulations,” said Newey.
Newey’s reputation as a championship-winning designer certainly speaks for itself. However, next year, all eyes will be focused on him, looking to see if his guile in design can also translate into team leadership.

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