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Adrian Newey is continuing to embed himself into the Aston Martin F1 team but will have no impact on the current challenger.
Fernando Alonso has asserted he has no concerns with Adrian Newey placing his focus on the 2026 Aston Martin car rather than developing fixes for its existing woes.
The Silverstone-based squad has endured a challenging start to the current season and finds itself in a tightly contested battle in the midfield.
Its position in the pecking order has faltered from its position two years ago, when its strong start to the 2023 season saw Alonso score regular podiums in the early stages of the campaign.
As it looks to regain positions further up the pecking order, it has signed technical mastermind Adrian Newey, who many regard as one of the greatest F1 car designers.
However, Newey is not having any input in the development of the current car as he looks to its challenger for next year, which is being built under a fresh set of technical regulations.
When asked if he would like to see Newey put focus into adding pace to its current car, Alonso told media including RacingNew365: “I think ultimately it’s his decision.
“He has enough experience, knowledge and background to know what is best. And I think he’s working only on 2026, so if he’s deciding that, I totally support that.”
2025 momentum ‘less important’ ahead of huge F1 rule cha ge
Alonso downplayed the importance of building momentum throughout the year as he places one eye on the 2026 regulations, which threaten to shake up the F1 pecking order.
“[It is] less important than last year, because this year’s cars are a continuation of last year’s,” Alonso said.
“The last race in Abu Dhabi… I don’t think that the results that we are seeing now are very different compared to Abu Dhabi.
“So I think next year is a completely new set of regulations that completely reset what you learn this year.
“Maybe it’s not super useful for next year in terms of aerodynamics on the car.
“Obviously you always want to finish the season on a high and keep the motivation high for everybody.
“The motivation in the team is super high anyway because, as we said many times, we have our wind tunnel now working since a few weeks ago, we have Adrian in the team, we have Honda coming, new regulations, so the motivation is really high.”
