Now, several months later, Cowell shares a light-hearted anecdote about Newey\u2019s statements in Monaco during an exclusive interview with Autosport: \u201cAfter Adrian did the interview, and as he walked away from that interview, he whispered in my ear and said, yeah, I just said two years, because I know it’ll push the guys along. And we just smiled and had a laugh about it!\u201d<\/p>\n
According to Cowell, Newey\u2019s comments have indeed pushed the team to prove him wrong.<\/p>\n
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Adrian Newey, Managing Technical Partner of Aston Martin F1<\/p>\n
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\u201cThere’s a lot of work going on to push the simulation, to make it more representative, and to make the cockpit environment more representative. There’s a concerted effort to improve, and also to make sure that Adrian isn’t focused on that. We want to make sure that he can be fully focused on something else,\u201d Cowell said, referring to designing the fastest possible car under F1’s new ruleset for 2026.<\/p>\n
The way Newey\u2019s comments were received internally says a lot about Aston Martin\u2019s ambition, Cowell added: \u201cThat’s the thing I love about the team spirit. We’ve all got pride in the areas that we’re working on, and that’s exactly the same within Aston Martin Formula 1 team.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo the people looking after the driver-in-the-loop simulator, of course they took that badly, but the way they’re responding is by working even harder together.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Cowell also pointed to the added value of Ferrari<\/a> recruit Enrico Cardile, who has started at Aston Martin just over two months ago<\/a>. While Newey focuses on the design of the 2026 car, Cardile is responsible for aligning all the technical departments in the Silverstone campus.<\/p>\n \u201cEnrico’s pulling all of that together. With Enrico’s experience, he’s pulling those groups together for the good of the tools and for the good of the race car,\u201d Cowell explained.<\/p>\n That includes the driver-in-the-loop simulator, meaning Cowell is confident that it will not be a \u201ctwo-year handicap\u201d \u2013 as Newey claimed. The desired effect of his comments in Monaco was achieved, according to the team boss at least.<\/p>\n We want to hear from you!<\/p>\n Let us know what you would like to see from us in the future.<\/p>\n