Adrian Newey to become Aston Martin F1 team principal from 2026 after reshuffle

Adrian Newey will become Aston Martin’s Formula One boss from 2026 as part of a management reshuffle that will see existing team principal Andy Cowell take on a new role.

Newey, the most successful car designer in F1 history, joined Aston Martin this year as its managing technical partner following a 19-year stint with Red Bull Racing.

But from next season, he will also take on duties as team principal after Aston Martin announced a series of changes to its leadership structure on Wednesday ahead of the Qatar Grand Prix.

It emerged after Saturday’s Las Vegas Grand Prix that Aston Martin was considering moving Cowell, its team principal and CEO, into a new role following a disappointing season. The team has slid to eighth in the constructors’ championship and has failed to finish a race any higher than fifth with drivers Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll.

From 2026, Cowell will become Aston Martin’s new chief strategy officer, that will focus on the technical relationships between the team and its partners including Honda, its engine supplier as of next year.

Newey will take on the additional role of team principal from next year as part of a reshuffle that the team said in a statement was “designed to ensure the leadership team is well prepared to play to its collective strengths in 2026.”