2024 Aston Martin | Aramco F1 Team

[-wkst-]

"It was my first day as Chief Engineer, too, and it's certainly busy running two cars at the same time but being on top of both cars is a challenge that I've got to start getting used to.

"We had a number of people stepping up to new roles and gaining experience in new positions, which was one of the main priorities of the test, and everyone was looking after each other, helping each other out, and just making sure we didn't drop any balls or make any mistakes. A good day overall."

https://www.astonmartinf1.com/en-GB/new ... -abu-dhabi

So, ALO get's a new race engineer?

[TyreSlip]

"It was my first day as Chief Engineer, too, and it's certainly busy running two cars at the same time but being on top of both cars is a challenge that I've got to start getting used to.

"We had a number of people stepping up to new roles and gaining experience in new positions, which was one of the main priorities of the test, and everyone was looking after each other, helping each other out, and just making sure we didn't drop any balls or make any mistakes. A good day overall."

https://www.astonmartinf1.com/en-GB/new ... -abu-dhabi

So, ALO get's a new race engineer?

Unfortunate. I really liked Cronin as Fernando's engineer as he consistently fed good information. I couldn't stand Loos at Alpine.

[Nikosar]

"It was my first day as Chief Engineer, too, and it's certainly busy running two cars at the same time but being on top of both cars is a challenge that I've got to start getting used to.

"We had a number of people stepping up to new roles and gaining experience in new positions, which was one of the main priorities of the test, and everyone was looking after each other, helping each other out, and just making sure we didn't drop any balls or make any mistakes. A good day overall."

https://www.astonmartinf1.com/en-GB/new ... -abu-dhabi

So, ALO get's a new race engineer?

Back in April I think, Aston opened a hiring position for race engineer. I'm curious to know who will pair with him.

[diffuser]

people are hopeful haha. and the only reason that he wouldn't be sharing information is if hes in need of a very well deserved vacation, and told no one to bother him until his gardening is up. thats entirely possible. but we also know that hes a very competitive and detail oriented guy that probably wants things to be in some sort of order before he actually comes to the office. and newey has been on the cutting edge of "pushing legal boundaries" for years, just like any successful car designer in f1 is. i wouldnt be suprised if alonso texts him from time to time and happens to casually bring up different settup challenges while they talk about good vacation spots either haha

He's not on gardening leave. He is no longer doing F1 work for RBR. but he still has to finish the Red Bull RB17 hypercar. In a youtube interview, said it would mostly be completed around the end of February 2025. After that it would move to manufacturing and there would be the occasional question on it but he would be free to work for AMR.

The RB17 was already launched, in October if I remember correctly.

That project is over apart from any promotional work that Newey might have agreed to.

Red Bull RB17 Availability

Production: The Red Bull RB17 is scheduled to begin production in 2025.
Limited Production: Only 50 units of the RB17 will be produced.
Sold Out: The initial batch of 50 units is already sold out.