Newey to join Aston Martin on March 1, 2025

SILVERSTONE, England : Formula One's star designer Adrian Newey will join Aston Martin on March 1 next year as Managing Technical Partner and will also become a shareholder in the Silverstone-based team, they announced on Tuesday.

Newey, 65, said in May he was leaving champions Red Bull in search of new challenges.

The 2025 season is due to start on March 16 with the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne and is the last championship before the sport enters a new engine era and major rules revamp in 2026.

Cars designed by the Briton have won 25 drivers' and constructors' championships for Williams, McLaren and Red Bull. His 2023 Red Bull was the most dominant car in the sport's history with 21 wins from 22 races.

Newey was sought also by rival teams, including title contenders Ferrari and McLaren. No details were given of his salary or shareholding but media reports have indicated Newey will be paid some 20 million pounds ($26.17 million) a year.

Owned by Canadian Lawrence Stroll, the Aston Martin team have 43-year-old double world champion Fernando Alonso and Stroll's son Lance as their drivers and an ambitious plan to get to the top.

"I am thrilled to be joining the Aston Martin Aramco Formula One team," Newey said in a statement. "I have been hugely inspired and impressed by the passion and commitment that Lawrence brings to everything he is involved with.

"Lawrence is determined to create a world-beating team. He is the only majority team owner who is actively engaged in the sport.

"They have all the key pieces of infrastructure needed to make Aston Martin a world championship-winning team and I am very much looking forward to helping reach that goal."

Newey told the BBC last year that he regretted never having worked with