Aston Martin expect immediate benefit from Newey's arrival

SILVERSTONE, England : Artificial intelligence is no substitute for the mind of Adrian Newey and Aston Martin expect Formula One's foremost designer to have an immediate impact when he joins them next month, according to team boss Andy Cowell.

Speaking before the team's digital 2025 car launch on Sunday, Cowell said Newey's arrival from Red Bull was "just brilliant".

"He's one of the few engineers that can bridge across aerodynamics, vehicle dynamics and the data logger that is the driver," he added.

"He can communicate well with the driver and pull out the comments that the telemetry perhaps isn't showing and can bring that back into the factory on campus and help us chase the thing that will deliver the best lap time improvement.

"I think we'll feel the benefit of him in the opening days," added Cowell. "I'm sure he's frustrated with not working on a Formula One car at the moment, especially as there are new regulations out.

"And I'm sure he will be coming up with observations pertinent to the car concept, and also in terms of the tools, in terms of the fidelity of our tools and equipment, and his thoughts on where we should make improvements."

Newey's move was announced last September and the 65-year-old Briton, whose cars have won 25 drivers' and constructors' championships for Williams, McLaren and Red Bull, has been on gardening leave with no input in the AMR25.

He is due to start at the Silverstone factory after pre-season testing in Bahrain ends on February 28, with the opening race in Melbourne on March 16.

FIFTH OVERALL

Aston Martin, with Spain's double world champion Fernando Alonso and Canadian Lance Stroll, finished fifth overall last season.

"Human creativity is hard to quantify, isn't it?," said Cowell, when asked