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he could be going for a mercedes type structure. Toto is sorta both isnt he? and that structure is what cowell would know best. i hope lawrence would ask cowell if thats something that hes interested in doing though. cowells resume will get more respect and has more experience in f1 than krack, but TP hasnt been in his wheelhouse up until now. if hes wanting the job, then i think its a pretty damn good appointment.
Never heard of him having those problems before last year.
https://f1i.autojournal.fr/infos/pas-ev ... pour-2026/The major technical decisions concerning the 2026 car have been deliberately deferred to allow Newey to make his mark on the project as soon as he takes up his post. In the meantime, the engineers are concentrating on preparing flexible foundations, avoiding irreversible choices.
This strategy is risky in the short term, but could pay off by giving Newey greater room for manoeuvre in optimising the single-seater. At the same time, Aston Martin will have to juggle its immediate needs with its long-term vision.
If I understand the article correctly, this may hinder creativity from the technical team as they defer all important design decisions to Newey. Even Newey has said he doesn't always have the answers but recognizes when other technical staff have better ways of doing things. I'd rather the team brainstorm every possible idea or design path and present that to Newey instead of going with a "safe" baseline for the time being. This makes me nervous.KimiRai wrote: ↑14 Jan 2025, 06:20https://f1i.autojournal.fr/infos/pas-ev ... pour-2026/The major technical decisions concerning the 2026 car have been deliberately deferred to allow Newey to make his mark on the project as soon as he takes up his post. In the meantime, the engineers are concentrating on preparing flexible foundations, avoiding irreversible choices.
This strategy is risky in the short term, but could pay off by giving Newey greater room for manoeuvre in optimising the single-seater. At the same time, Aston Martin will have to juggle its immediate needs with its long-term vision.
yeah im sure they are working on things that wont limit the scope of the aero if they can. it isnt great, but if they start getting too far ahead and limiting any design choices newey may have theyll either have to work around them or start over and waste time and money. hopefully they are making the best of the situation, and hopefully newey is ready to hit the ground running in march. i think just having newey there to "throw a bone" to the technical team, stearing them in a correct direction will allow them to grow. instead of the constant wrong pathways for whatever reason. its probably a real drain on some of their confidence, especially if they are younger.TyreSlip wrote: ↑14 Jan 2025, 06:35If I understand the article correctly, this may hinder creativity from the technical team as they defer all important design decisions to Newey. Even Newey has said he doesn't always have the answers but recognizes when other technical staff have better ways of doing things. I'd rather the team brainstorm every possible idea or design path and present that to Newey instead of going with a "safe" baseline for the time being. This makes me nervous.KimiRai wrote: ↑14 Jan 2025, 06:20https://f1i.autojournal.fr/infos/pas-ev ... pour-2026/The major technical decisions concerning the 2026 car have been deliberately deferred to allow Newey to make his mark on the project as soon as he takes up his post. In the meantime, the engineers are concentrating on preparing flexible foundations, avoiding irreversible choices.
This strategy is risky in the short term, but could pay off by giving Newey greater room for manoeuvre in optimising the single-seater. At the same time, Aston Martin will have to juggle its immediate needs with its long-term vision.
If there is another quality to highlight about Newey, it is that he is an old-fashioned engineer. He himself said that they can ban him from the facilities, but not from his ideas, and I am sure that before working in the factory he has his sketches written down in the famous notebook that we all know. It is Cowell's responsibility to create the necessary structure so that Newey can easily integrate into the group. In fact, that is what is happening right now according to the latest statements, so I am not worried about it.KimiRai wrote: ↑14 Jan 2025, 06:20https://f1i.autojournal.fr/infos/pas-ev ... pour-2026/The major technical decisions concerning the 2026 car have been deliberately deferred to allow Newey to make his mark on the project as soon as he takes up his post. In the meantime, the engineers are concentrating on preparing flexible foundations, avoiding irreversible choices.
This strategy is risky in the short term, but could pay off by giving Newey greater room for manoeuvre in optimising the single-seater. At the same time, Aston Martin will have to juggle its immediate needs with its long-term vision.
I think there can be no greater privilege for a young engineer than to learn from the best or one of the best racing engineers of all time.zoroastar wrote: ↑14 Jan 2025, 08:54yeah im sure they are working on things that wont limit the scope of the aero if they can. it isnt great, but if they start getting too far ahead and limiting any design choices newey may have theyll either have to work around them or start over and waste time and money. hopefully they are making the best of the situation, and hopefully newey is ready to hit the ground running in march. i think just having newey there to "throw a bone" to the technical team, stearing them in a correct direction will allow them to grow. instead of the constant wrong pathways for whatever reason. its probably a real drain on some of their confidence, especially if they are younger.TyreSlip wrote: ↑14 Jan 2025, 06:35If I understand the article correctly, this may hinder creativity from the technical team as they defer all important design decisions to Newey. Even Newey has said he doesn't always have the answers but recognizes when other technical staff have better ways of doing things. I'd rather the team brainstorm every possible idea or design path and present that to Newey instead of going with a "safe" baseline for the time being. This makes me nervous.