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Cowell clear on Newey's arrival: Aston Martin won't be a one-man show
Aston Martin didn't have to wait long in the end. Following their signing of Adrian Newey, announced during the 2024 Azerbaijan Grand Prix weekend, the British racing green team will soon welcome the designer guru to its ranks. How his arrival will affect the Silverstone-based squad, team boss, Andy Cowell spoke on that during the press sesion ahead of the F1 75 Live event.
Newey's gardening leave will end soon enough. Come March, the famed designer will be able to join his new team, which has undergone several significant changes to its structure in recent times.
"I guess the organisation changes we made were really to make the existing organisation more efficient. You know, flatter organisations are naturally more efficient, there's less reporting lines, communication is quicker, there tend to be less reports written, less meetings and so progress is made quicker. I guess some of that was with a view to Adrian coming, but most of it was just to improve the efficiency of our business." said Cowell to select media, including GPBlog.
Aston Martin excited about Newey, but won't be a one-man show
Cowell continued, "Adrian begins the first Monday in March, so a couple of weeks away. Looking forward to him arriving, everybody on site is excited at the thought of working with him and the way we work together will be talked about that day. So when he arrives, there is a new office that's large enough for a drawing board to go in, so that's in place."
"We're just excited to have Adrian on board to work on the creativity of our racecars, to work on our methods, the tools that we use and how we're all going to lift our quality standards to the point that we make the fastest racecar every year. That's our objective."
But Cowell clarifies that Aston Martin will not become ta one-man show. "Just reflecting on some of the things that have been said, last year 248 new people joined Aston Martin Formula One team. It's those people and all the existing people that together, working as a team, will create this great racecar. Individuals like Adrian have got a great insight into the total car, but it's all of us working together that will deliver a great car," concluded the British team's chief.
This article was written in collaboration with Cas van de Kleut.
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