Aston Martin has officially announced the signing of Adrian Newey, who will be joining the team starting March 1st, 2025.
The genius engineer is set to cover the Managing Technical Partner role and will also be a shareholder. Aston Martin aims to make another important step ahead of the 2026 season when new regulations will debut in Formula 1.
As soon as Newey announced his department from Red Bull, many teams showed their interest in signing such an important figure. Rumors suggested that the English engineer could join Ferrari, however, he then chose to work with the likes of Lawrence Stroll and two-time world champion Fernando Alonso.
Newey is extremely excited to embark in this new adventure and he still has a lot of ambition despite having won many championships in his career already.
“I am thrilled to be joining the Aston Martin Formula 1 team,” Newey said. “I have been hugely inspired and impressed by the passion and commitment that Lawrence brings to everything he is involved with.
“Lawrence is determined to create a world-beating team. He is the only majority team owner who is actively engaged in the sport. His commitment is demonstrated in the development of the new AMR Technology Campus and wind tunnel at Silverstone, which are not only state-of-the-art but have a layout that creates a great environment to work in.
“Together with great partners like Honda and Aramco, they have all the key pieces of infrastructure needed to make Aston Martin a world championship-winning team and I am very much looking forward to helping reach that goal.”
Newey is another piece added to Aston Martin’s puzzle initiated by the owner Stroll, who is “incredibly proud” that he is joining his team.
“Adrian is the best in the world at what he does – he is at the top of his game – and I am incredibly proud that he is joining the Aston Martin Formula 1 team.
“It’s another demonstration of our ambition to build a Formula 1 team capable of fighting for world championships. As soon as Adrian became available, we knew we had to make it happen.
“Our initial conversations confirmed that there was a shared desire to collaborate in a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Adrian is a racer and one of the most competitive people I have ever met.
“When he saw what we have built at Silverstone – our incredible AMR Technology Campus, the talented group of people we have assembled and the latest wind tunnel in the sport – he quickly understood what we are trying to achieve.”