Overview
- Newey will become team principal from the 2026 season, expanding beyond his managing technical partner role to lead the technical group and trackside operations.
- Cowell transitions to chief strategy officer with a brief to optimize the Honda power‑unit integration and partnerships with Aramco and Valvoline, reporting to Lawrence Stroll.
- Aston Martin frames the change as a mutual, strategic decision to align responsibilities ahead of Formula 1’s 2026 rules reset and the team’s Honda works status.
- The appointment marks Newey’s first stint as a team principal, following a career credited with multiple drivers’ and constructors’ championships at Williams, McLaren and Red Bull.
- The move follows weeks of speculation about external candidates such as Christian Horner, while multiple reports point to internal disagreements and recent aero department departures as backdrop.