Aston Martin owner Lawrence Stroll has championed the team’s “monumental” signing of Adrian Newey among other high-profile additions to the Silverstone outfit, as he eyes world champion status.
The Canadian businessman discussed the changes he has implemented within the team in a video on the Aston Martin YouTube channel.
"There’s a loyalty behind this 112-year-old British iconic institution, this brand Aston Martin," he explained. "There’s a tremendous amount of British pride in this factory. They want to bring their national team to the top step of Formula 1. There’s always been a very high level of intensity in this sport and I provide the right leadership and let these people do their jobs.
"I don’t know how to build or engineer a Formula 1 car as well as the engineers do, so I give them support, give them the tools, give them the people, the finances, give them everything they need in order to not have any roadblocks. First was putting together the facilities. Most important was putting together the team of people."
Newey signed a multi-year contract with Aston Martin as managing technical partner after an almost two-decade stint at Red Bull. Other high-profile signings in recent years have included two-time champion Fernando Alonso, Dan Fallows as head of aerodynamics, Enrico Cardile as chief technical officer and Andy Cowell as team principal and CEO.
"Obviously, getting Adrian Newey to join was monumental," Stroll continued. "He’s been with us since the beginning of March. We have Andy Cowell [team principal], Enrico Cardile [chief technical officer], plus hundreds of other people."
Another collaboration, which is set to come into effect in 2026, is the engine partnership with Honda.
“We have Honda being our power unit partner, being a works team for the first time in our life is a whole different experience. The whole team’s forming into place and we’re looking forward next year to a huge rule and regulation change.
"The biggest challenge now is putting everything together, making it all happen. I’m quite confident it will, but you have to have the patience.”
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