Adrian Newey: "I'll already be kind of two months behind the curve. But in truth, of course, it's more than that."

Aston Martin have been warned that the signing of Adrian Newey from Red Bull will not be enough to turn the team into winners in F1 2026.

Former McLaren F1 mechanic Marc Priestley has warned Aston Martin that signing Adrian Newey won’t necessarily resolve their current lack of form. In September 2024, Aston Martin announced Newey as their Managing Technical Partner. Newey will lead Aston Martin’s design team, officially assuming the role later this year.

Formula 1 design legend Adrian Newey has been handed a stark warning ahead of his arrival to Aston Martin next season. The former Red Bull Chief Technical Officer announced his resignation from the team earlier this year, kickstarting a mass shift at Christian Horner's outfit with many more staff departures following.

Aston Martin rivals "will live to regret" not signing Adrian Newey when the "inevitable result" of winning happens, says a Sky F1 pundit.

According to Peter Windsor, Adrian Newey's influence at Aston Martin could already start to pay off next year. After the master designer can began working this his new team in March, Windsor has high hopes for the Briton.

Adrian Newey has admitted that a Red Bull ‘maturity’ matter solidified his exit from the Formula 1 team last year. ➡️ READ MORE Aston Martin Formula 1 team have issued a statement in a 2025 announcement on social media.

Amid Aston Martin driver Fernando Alonso's Formula 1 retirement confessions, where he said that his last season in the sport will likely be 2026, he revealed th