Appointed Aston Martin’s team principal from the start of the F1 2026 season, Adrian Newey says it made sense for him to take over the role from Andy Cowell as he was “going to be doing all the early races anyway”.

Aston Martin announced this week a change of leadership for next year, with Cowell moving into the new role of chief strategic officer and Newey taking over the team principal job.

Adrian Newey: “Since I’m going to be doing all the early races anyway…”

The Silverstone team said in its announcement that Newey and Cowell had “agreed to divide their responsibilities in order to focus on their individual strengths and expertise, ensuring organisational efficiency”.

Taking on the team boss role means Newey is doing two of the biggest jobs within Aston Martin , team principal an

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