SILVERSTONE, U.K. — Championship-winning Formula 1 designer Adrian Newey has joined Aston Martin Aramco Formula One Team, the team revealed Tuesday morning.
Newey’s tenure will begin on March 1, 2025, taking up a new role as Managing Technical Partner.
“This is huge news,” Lawrence Stroll, Executive Chairman, Aston Martin Aramco Formula One Team, said. “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 Aramco Formula One Team. It’s the biggest story since the Aston Martin name returned to the sport and another demonstration of our ambition to build a Formula One 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,” Stroll continued.
“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. We mean business – and so does he.
“Adrian shares our hunger and ambition, he believes in this project, and he will help us write the next chapter in Aston Martin Aramco’s Formula One story.”
Newey’s résumé is well decorated, as he led F-1 teams to 25 world titles over the years, with his latest coming with Oracle Red Bull Racing and Max Verstappen, the three-time and defending champion.Â
“I am thrilled to be joining the Aston Martin Aramco Formula One 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,” Newey continued.Â
“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.”