So here’s a nugget of news that might catch your eye or make you yawn, depending on how deep you’re into the F1 rabbit hole. Actually, let’s back up a sec. You know who Adrian Newey is, right? That wizard with a sketchpad, the car-whisperer who’s been roped into Aston Martin’s wild ride? Yeah, him.
Apparently, the dude’s like lasered in on 2026. Not like it matters for the here-and-now, because the AMR25’s been kind of… sluggish out of the gate. Sure, Lance Stroll managed to grab some points; bagged a couple, did ya, in Australia and China? But then, poor Fernando Alonso, zipping around and getting nada, zero, no points four races in. Zilch, heading into the Saudi Arabian GP.
So, you might think, “Hey, let’s sprinkle some Newey magic dust on the AMR25, fix it up a bit, no?” Nah, says Andy Cowell, the Aston Martin big cheese. He’s like, “Nope, 100% of Newey’s thinking cap is glued onto the 2026 revamp.” Uh-huh, 100%.
“Newey’s been soaking in the rulebooks, wrapping his head around our brainstorming from the pre-March era,” Cowell spills to the media crowd, everyone huddled there in Jeddah. It’s like they’ve got these crazy deadlines hurtling at them – monocoques, transmissions, and whatnot. And get this, they’re pushing the 2026 car onto the track for a test run in January. Talk about early birds…
It’s a madhouse of new stuff, zero leftovers from 2025. Zilch again. Adrian’s apparently buried in the whirlwind of it all. But – and here’s a twist – he’s all about getting to grips with our gadgets, those tech marvels that’re supposed to crank out data on what the car’ll actually do on the track. Like, forget about messing with the current AMR25 specs; we’re talking the deeper stuff here.
Oh, and the cherry on top? Newey’s apparently digging their whole setup, gushing over the campus like it’s Disneyland for engineers. But of course, being Newey, he’s nudging them to amp things up – like, make that wind tunnel sing, jazz up those CFD moves, nail those lap sims. No kidding, this guy’s got ideas.
So there you have it, a look inside the chaotic orchestration of F1’s future brollies, all via the eyes of a car design sorcerer. Makes you wonder if 2026 isn’t just some teased-out lore, spinning before us like a mirage while the present coasts along. But, uh, that’s a thought for another time…
