- The Aston Martin F1 crew named Andy Cowell as its new crew principal
- Cowell beforehand served as the pinnacle of the Mercedes-Benz AMG F1 crew’s energy unit division
- Cowell’s appointment comes after the Aston Martin F1 crew employed Adrian Newey and chosen Honda as an influence unit provider
After snagging Crimson Bull Racing star aerodynamicist Adrian Newey late final 12 months, the Aston Martin Formulation 1 crew has now made one other main rent.
The crew on Jan. 10 introduced that Andy Cowell will take over this season as crew principal from Mike Krack, who has held the place since 2022. Krack will stay with the crew, serving as its chief trackside officer.
Cowell is finest recognized for his time spent at Mercedes-Benz AMG Excessive Efficiency Powertrains, the U.Ok.-based division accountable for the Mercedes F1 crew’s energy models.
Cowell left the division in 2020 after a 16-year stint, throughout which he was promoted to the managing director position. Throughout that point, Mercedes secured each the F1 Constructors’ and Drivers’ Championships in 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020.
Andy Cowell
Cowell joins Aston Martin at a time of main renewal. The crew had aimed to construct on their encouraging 2023 season, which featured eight podium finishes and a climb to fifth place within the Constructors’ standings, thanks largely to star driver Fernando Alonso. Nonetheless, whereas the crew maintained that place in 2024, it didn’t safe any podiums and scored simply 94 factors in comparison with the earlier 12 months’s 280.
This 12 months, Newey will start designing the crew’s 2026 automotive, which can run an influence unit developed in partnership with Honda. Presently Aston Martin sources energy models from Mercedes. The crew’s Aerodynamics, Engineering, and Efficiency Departments can even be cut up between devoted trackside groups and groups based mostly at Aston Martin’s F1 headquarters close to the Silverstone Circuit. The transfer will permit the crew on the F1 headquarters, formally the AMR Expertise Campus, to completely give attention to designing and constructing new race automobiles.
“With the completion of the AMR Expertise Campus and our transition in 2026 to a full works crew, alongside our strategic companions Honda and Aramco, we’re on a journey to turning into a championship-winning crew,” Cowell stated in an announcement.
The 2025 F1 season will get underway on March 16 with the Australian Grand Prix.
