Laurence Edmondson debates that have an effect on what Adrian Newey will have at Aston Martin when he joins in 2025. (1:58)
Andy Cowell has been named Aston Martin’s new team principal in a major management overhaul while Mike Krack will move into the position of chief trackside officer, the Silverstone-based Formula 1 team said on Friday.
“Aston Martin Aramco’s Formula One team announces a restructuring of its control team as it continues its project to a winning championship outfit,” the team said in a statement.
Cowell joined Aston Martin in July as group chief executive.
The Briton was managing director of Mercedes AMG GPP (High Performance Powertrains) during a period of dominance for Mercedes who won a record eight successive constructors’ championships.
He played a key role in the good fortune of the seven -time world champion, Lewis Hamilton. Cowell resigned in July 2020 and went on to play a recommendation role.
“I have spent the last 3 months to perceive and evaluate our performance, and I inspired incredibly through the dedication, commitment and hard work of the team,” Cowell said.
“With the final touch of the AMR generation campus and our transition in 2026 to a complete team of works, throughout our strategic partners Honda and Aramco, we are traveling to a winning team of the championship.
“These organisational changes are a natural evolution of the multi-year plans that we have scheduled to make and I’m incredibly excited about the future.”
Aston Martin will have two of F1’s top beloved engineers in its ranks, with Adrian Newey officially with the team in March.
Newey, the maximum car designer of a success in the game of all time, will be recorded for the senior control of Aston Martin in the paper fresh in the technical control of the spouse and will direct the progression of the team 2026 of the team.