Formula 1 World Championship 2025, Round 8, Monaco Grand Prix, Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo, Monaco, Sunday 25 May 2025 - Adrian Newey (GBR) Aston Martin F1 Team Managing Technical Partner.

Newey 'the genius dictator'? Cowell sets the record straight at Aston Martin

20:28, 22 Jun

byNorberto Mujica

Adrian Newey has started his Aston Martin tenure as Managing Technical Partner. However, does the famed designer go about his work in a 'dictatorial' style? Aston Martin team principal Andy Cowell responds.

Speaking to Sky Sports Cowell shed light on the way Newey's work in his new role has unfolded for the British green racing coloured team.

“He joined us at the beginning of March and he was just straight into understanding the regulations, the concept that's been created so far by the team.”

“He's an engineer, he works with a drawing board, but he works exceptionally well in a small group where he's just talking about the detail of the race car."

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Newey's approach dictatorship-like? According to Cowell is precisely the opposite. “It’s not in a sort of dictatorial way, it’s very much into the detail and explaining things from first principles.”

The British designer's holistic outlook on Aston Martin's projects extends to optimising the team's performance during race weekends as well.

“He’s looking at it down to everything to how to change the ride height in two minutes in between the sessions, so that we can adjust the car when we're racing, he said."

“He’s got great experience, and it's an exciting time for us," Cowell concluded.