Due to Red Bull "blocking" Adrian Newey's "tools", plus the nature of the F1 2026 rules, he will be behind the curve at.

The long-serving aerodynamicist opted to call time on his Red Bull career in early 2024 amid a period of internal turmoil in Milton Keynes. Newey accepted a big-money offer from Lawrence Stroll’s Aston Martin project with a start date of March 2025.

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.

Adrian Newey, widely regarded as one of F1's greatest design minds, is preparing for an uphill battle when he joins Aston Martin in March.

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.