Aston Martin could have equal cause for celebration and dismay this week; Adrian Newey collected his swipe card from reception on Monday morning to start his work on defining the team's Formula 1 car for 2026.
Perhaps the idea of sharing a water cooler discussion about Antiques Roadshow with the famed drawing-board enthusiast will have put a little bit of pep in the employees' steps. Even so, the news that Newey had started work at the team's new Silverstone HQ was tempered slightly by the emerging story that Enrico Cardile - due to come in as chief technical officer - was going to be delayed for a while longer.
