Laurence Edmondson debates that have an effect on that Adrian Newey will have in Aston Martin when he joined 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 leading executive.
The British was managing director of Mercedes AMG GPP (large motorcycle groups) an era of domination for Mercedes, who won a record of 8 championships of successive manufacturers.
He played a key role in the good fortune of the world champion seven times Lewis Hamilton. Cowell resigned in July 2020 and went to a recommendation role.
“I spent the last 3 months to perceive and evaluate our performance, and inspired incredibly through the dedication, commitment and hard work of the team,” Cowell said.
“With the final touch of the AMR Technology campus and our transition in 2026 to a complete team of works, throughout our strategic partners Honda and Aramco, we are in adventure to a winning team of the championship.
“These organizational adjustments are a herbal evolution of the multi-year plans we have planned to make and I am incredibly excited about the future. ” »
Aston Martin will have two of F1’s most highly regarded engineers in their ranks, with Adrian Newey officially starting with the team in March.
Newey, the sport’s most successful car designer of all time, will join Aston Martin’s senior leadership in the newly created role of managing technical partner and will lead the development of the team’s 2026 car.