From principal engineer to Team Principal of Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team: Andy Cowell, a journey in the sport: “This is the best job I’ve ever had”. Andy Cowell, renowned for his leadership at Mercedes-AMG High-Performance Powertrains, has taken a new direction with Aston Martin F1. He is now the CEO and Team Principal of…
The Aston Martin Aramco Formula One Team has officially confirmed that Felipe Drugovich will remain in his role as Test and Reserve Driver for the 2025 Formula One season. This marks the third consecutive year that the Brazilian driver will contribute to the team’s development and competitive edge both on and off the track. Since…
Fernando Alonso finished his season on somewhat of a high as he crossed the line in P9 at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in his Aston Martin, fending off the McLaren of Oscar Piastri at the end of the race. Taking advantage at the start The collision between Piastri and Verstappen at turn 1 allowed…
Lance Stroll experienced a radio failure during the 2024 Las Vegas Grand Prix from the first lap of the race. The failure hampered the Canadians’ chances during the race, starting from P18, as he failed to communicate with his team. Stroll suffered from severe graining on the medium tyres—an issue many of his competitors also…
For its 75-anniversary season, Formula 1 has announced an unprecedented season launch event that will feature all 10 teams, 20 drivers, and the team principals. This unique event will take place on February 18th, 2025, at London’s The O2 ahead of pre-season testing in Bahrain. Brian Burke of BrianBurkeCreative, who also oversaw the opening and…
Technical director Dan Fallows has left his role at Aston Martin F1. He joined the Silverstone-based squad in April 2022 after a hugely successful time at Red Bull Racing between 2006-2021. Aston Martin had a terrible start to 2022, but they improved the car as the season went on and missed out on P6 in…
Every weekend, Lance Stroll has to state a case for why he still belongs in F1. He’s in his eighth year in the sport, and as each race continues, the unshakable claim that he’s only in the sport because of his team-owner billionaire father becomes more and more prevalent. While this season has been shaky…
The United States Grand Prix revealed the challenges Aston Martin face in trying to close the gap to the top of the midfield, nevermind the sizeable deficit to the top four teams. In Austin, Fernando Alonso managed to finish in P13, extracting everything he could from the AMR24 despite the car’s limitations. He qualified a brilliant P8, beating faster car…
This weekend’s Austin GP marked the return of Liam Lawson to the grid. The 22-year-old New Zealander has replaced Daniel Ricciardo in a much-discussed late-season swap at VCARB. The weekend also saw the return of the sprint format, which left Lawson with only one practice session before heading into Qualifying for the sprint. The 22-year-old…
After only qualifying P14 for the United States Sprint, Fernando Alonso hauled the Aston Martin in Q3 for Sunday’s race. The two-time World Champion has qualified P8 for the Grand Prix. When asked where the Aston Martin improved from Sprint Qualifying, Alonso quickly stated that the improvement happened all over the lap. He further explained…
