Newey: “The Aston Martin in Melbourne will be very different to the one seen in Barcelona”

Development-oriented AMR26 genesis The first public appearance of the new Aston Martin has aroused great curiosity, with several intriguing solutions. What immediately caught the eye was the rear axle, but a more in-depth analysis reveals that it is the front that is the most extreme area. Adrian Newey, the ‘father’ of the AMR26, in a long interview given to the official website of the Lawrence Stroll team explained that what was seen at Montmelò is only the beginning and that the car that will take to the track in Melbourne will be very different compared to the one that debuted last Thursday and Friday in Catalonia covering 61 laps with Fernando Alonso at the wheel. “We tried to build something that we hope has considerable development potential – in the words of Adrian Newey – it was important to avoid designing a car that was perhaps ‘on time’ in terms of construction times, but with little potential in terms of development. Being on the track in Barcelona was a race against time, because the car has actually taken shape in the last few weeks. It was not easy for my mechanical engineers to accept the challenges I posed to them, but it was important to be able to ‘miniaturise’ everything to make the AMR26 as compact as possible. We are very focused on the fundamentals, putting in maximum effort, knowing that some appendages – wings, bodywork, elements that can be modified during the season – will hopefully have good development potential”. “The AMR26 that we race in Melbourne will be very different to the one we saw at the Barcelona Shakedown, and the AMR26 that we end the season with in Abu Dhabi will be very different to the one we start it with,” added Newey. good example, when possible. Really, it’s about growing everyone, we’re trying to grow at all levels so that we work well together, which means we get the best out of each other.”