Cowell is "excited" to become Aston Martin's team boss

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Aston Martin has recently announced a change of team principal as part of a major management reshuffle, with CEO Andy Cowell taking over the position previously held by Mike Krack.

The British outfit explained that the change was necessary "for clarity of leadership and as part of a shift to a flatter structure". Andy Cowell will continue to assume the role of CEO, but he will also act as team principal from now on.

Aston Martin has also announced that it has separated its aerodynamics, engineering and performance departments into two divisions, with one dedicated trackside and the second one the AMR Technology Campus-based team. Both divisions will report into Andy Cowell.

The trackside team will be led by former team boss Mike Krack, who will take on the role of Chief Trackside Officer.

The AMR Technology Campus-based team will be spearheaded by the team's new Chief Technical Officer, Enrico Cardile. Ferrari's former chief designer will oversee the architecture, design and build of new race cars.

Tom McCullough will remain with Aston Martin in a leadership position, but he will move away from the F1 division to focus on the expansion of the team's broader range of racing categories.

Asked about his sentiments after taking over the role of team boss, Cowell has revealed that he feels himself excited about the investment Aston Martin has recently made.

"Excited. I'm still as excited as I was on my first day with the team. It's a big responsibility, though. Aston Martin... is an iconic brand: a lot of history, a lot of investment and a fantastic group of partners that are as hungry for success as we are. I've been welcomed with open arms by everyone in the team, and the one thing everybody has in common is the will to win."

"If you do the same as what's gone before or the same as what others are doing, you'll never reach new heights, you'll never win."

Pushed on to reveal what it is like to work in a team under the leadership of Aston Martin's Executive Chairman Lawrence Stroll, Cowell highlighted the Canadian's passion for the project.

"I've got to know Lawrence a lot better since I started; he's fiercely passionate about Aston Martin, about making his vision for the company a reality. His message is clear and I wouldn't want it any other way – you always know where you stand with Lawrence.

"Whatever Lawrence does in life, he wants to be successful at it. He wants to win. He's a serial winner. If you look at what Lawrence has achieved throughout his career, sooner or later success follows. That's not by coincidence. That's a product of his relentless drive to be the best.

"Lawrence is determined for Aston Martin to be successful in Formula One, but we're not just talking about winning races and the championship, we're talking about winning many championships."

"My job is to work out what organisation is the right one to achieve this vision: Have we got the right structure? Have we got the right people in the right places? Have we got the right infrastructure? Is everyone pulling in the same direction and working as one cohesive unit?

"I set out the overarching targets for the executive leadership team and work with them to establish the path to reach these targets that are aimed at getting us to where we want to be. And I make sure we're prioritising the right things and working on things in the right order.

"Lawrence has put a huge amount of trust in me to lead this team to the front of the grid. It's very humbling and it's a great privilege," Cowell concluded.