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Newey's start date at Aston Martin revealed: This is when the Brit starts
- Sandy van Wijngaarden
Adrian Newey left Red Bull Racing for Aston Martin last year. After a brief gardening leave at the Austrian racing stable, the technical mastermind may start at Aston Martin as early as this season. The team has confirmed to GPblog exactly when this will be.
Adrian Newey has been instrumental in winning world titles for several teams, but his contribution to Red Bull Racing's success stands out. After serving the Austrian racing stable for almost 20 years, the Briton decided to leave.
This is when Newey may start at Aston Martin
After a few months, it was announced that Newey had found a new challenge at Aston Martin's team. Exactly when the Briton was allowed to start at his new team remained unclear, but the team has confirmed to GPblog that Newey will be working for Aston Martin from 3 March.
At Aston Martin, the Brit will mainly work on the design of the car for 2026, when the regulations will be completely changed again.
The technical mastermind resigned from his duties around Red Bull Racing almost immediately. Initially, it seemed that Newey would not be allowed to be involved with another F1 team for years, but this soon proved not to be the case.
Newey's gardening leave, the period during which someone is not allowed to be involved with another Formula 1 team, turned out to be shorter than expected. As a result, he was allowed to start at Aston Martin just a few months after the start of 2025.
Newey was seen as one of the main people responsible for the design of Red Bull's car. The Brit won six constructors' titles and eight drivers' titles with the Austrian racing stable.
Throughout his F1 career, the technical mastermind has won no fewer than 12 constructors' titles and 14 drivers' titles. With Aston Martin, the Briton will be looking for more successes. Honda will become the engine supplier for the Silverstone-based team from 2026, with whom Newey worked with whilst at Red Bull since 2019.
This article was written in collaboration with Norberto Mujica.
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