{"id":30772,"date":"2025-02-22T12:55:51","date_gmt":"2025-02-22T17:55:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/?p=30772"},"modified":"2025-02-23T14:03:14","modified_gmt":"2025-02-23T19:03:14","slug":"alonso-newey-will-also-have-more-impact-than-any-driver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/2025\/02\/22\/alonso-newey-will-also-have-more-impact-than-any-driver\/","title":{"rendered":"Alonso: “Newey will also have more impact than any driver”"},"content":{"rendered":"

After more than a decade of competing against each other, Fernando Alonso and Adrian Newey<\/a> are joining forces. Newey will begin work at Aston Martin at the beginning of march, playing an instrumental role in 2026 development.<\/p>\n

Alongside other marquee signings like Andy Cowell and Enrico Cardile, the 66-year-old will be central to Aston Martin’s development plans.<\/p>\n

Of course, with the 2025 season just weeks away, Newey’s chances of impacting the AMR25 are also being discussed.<\/p>\n

According to Fernando Alonso<\/a>, it is inevitable that Adrian Newey will be transformative to the team’s success,<\/p>\n

Alonso reveals Aston Martin outlook for 2025\/26<\/h2>\n

Like many teams in the midfield, Aston Martin have every reason to prioritise the 2026 regulations.<\/p>\n

The Silverstone-based outfit are unlikely to fight at the front this season, meaning that putting more resources towards 2026 is a relatively easy decision.<\/p>\n

Red Bull’s advantage from the beginning of 2022 – as rivals paid the price for faulty concepts – gave them a cushion for several years.<\/p>\n

Because of this, Aston Martin<\/a> see the upcoming generation of cars as a chance to establish a strong foundation.<\/p>\n

Their decline to 5th in the Championship, though obviously not positive, also gives them more wind tunnel hours to play with – at least compared to the top teams.<\/p>\n

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