Aston Martin's choice to promote Adrian Newey to team principal stemmed from current team chief Andy Cowell's voluntary move to a more specialist role. But while this comes with a set of new responsibilities, Newey is keen on not diluting his focus on the design and development of the 2026 car.
The Silverstone outfit confirmed ahead of the Qatar Grand Prix weekend that Newey will be taking over the team principal role from the start of 2026, combining his current responsibilities as managing technical partner with those of a team chief.
