Aston Martin have snapped up F1 guru Adrian Newey as managing technical director.
He has signed a lucrative deal having earned a formidable reputation in F1.
Newey is the most successful designer of the modern era with 12 drivers’ championships and 13 constructors’ titles to his name.
Aston Martin chief Lawrence Stroll believes Newey is what is needed to turn his team into title contenders within a couple of years.
That’s because Newey, an aerodynamicist by trade, has the Midas touch when it comes to F1 teams, delivering success almost everywhere he has gone.
He made his mark when he was recruited by Williams in the early 1990s before they went on a run of utter dominance.
Newey then switched to McLaren in 1998, delivering with a car once again with Mika Hakkinen going on to win the title, as did the team.
History repeated itself at Red Bull when under Newey’s technical leadership they became truly competitive in 2009 as the RB5 proved the outright quickest car and delivered four titles from 2010-14.
Newey delivered another title-capable car in 2021 with Verstappen and Red Bull dominating until this current season.
In 2023 the Dutch driver and Red Bull produced the most dominant season in F1 history, with 19 wins for Verstappen and 21 for the team out of 22 grands prix.