Hill on Aston Martin: “We could see a surprise like that of Brawn GP”

The new era Regardless of the placings of each team on the track in 2026, Formula 1 is preparing to experience one of the most revolutionary championships ever; with a drastic change in the technical regulations, the Circus will be able to make the upcoming world championship more competitive, or even open the doors to teams that have experienced a crisis of results in recent years. One of these could be Aston Martin, a team that will also be able to count on the designer Adrian Newey. The 2009 Brawn Many are curious to understand if the British engineer will have succeeded in his umpteenth feat, and it was the 1996 world champion Damon Hill who expressed the hope of being able to see a “rocket” in 2026. In addition to this personal desire, the former pilot, son of an artist, believes that we could see a real upheaval already seen in 2009, a season which saw another important regulatory change. A surprise? In that year, Jenson Button, then at the wheel of Brawn GP, won the world championship for the first and only time in his career: “We could witness a total surprise – he declared to talkSPORT – a bit like when Button won with Brawn: they surprised everyone because they understood the regulations. The master of seeing beyond the regulations is Adrian Newey, who moved to Aston Martin. He left Red Bull and Max Verstappen behind, but moved to Aston Martin. He works he’s been at this project for about 18 months now, so we expect him to wave his magic wand over Aston Martin. It could happen.”