Fernando Alonso and F1 design guru Adrian Newey are hard at work to ensure Aston Martin makes a competitive start to the new era of Formula 1 in 2026.<\/p>\n
Aston Martin now boasts the services of Newey after his exit from Red Bull, he and Alonso<\/a> realising their long-held respective ambition to work with each other. Now that the process is well underway, Alonso said he needs his \u201cfull brain capacity\u201d to understand some of what Newey is telling him, while the Brit is running on \u201cfive per cent\u201d in those moments.<\/p>\n Adrian Newey and Fernando Alonso: A winning combination?<\/p>\n Opportunity knocks in a major way for F1 2026, with sweeping changes coming to the chassis and engine regulations. Aston Martin has Newey on its side, an icon of F1 design, having contributed to 26 world championship wins.<\/p>\n The Silverstone squad also has a works engine deal with Honda from next year, as the Japanese brand migrates over from Red Bull.<\/p>\n With Aston Martin, Alonso is chasing a long-awaited third World Championship. F1 2026 will mark two decades since his second and latest title triumph.<\/p>\n As part of an in-house interview, the Spaniard was asked to spill the beans on what it has been like to work with Newey.<\/p>\n \u201cYeah, he\u2019s an incredible person, the best designer in the history of our sport, and everyone in the team is learning a lot from him,\u201d said Alonso.<\/p>\n \u201cEverything Adrian does, you try to understand why he is doing that, why he chose that direction, or why he\u2019s answering in that way, because there is always something to learn from him. Even from a simple answer that he can give to you in response to a question, that simple answer can be so clear to him, but why is it not for others?<\/p>\n \u201cThere are moments when, to be able to understand him, you need to use all your brain capacity. Even if Adrian only uses five per cent, for us, for normal people, we need to use much more. [Laughs.]\u201d<\/p>\n How the F1 2026 season is shaping up<\/p>\n \ud83d\udc49 F1 2026 driver line-up: Who is already confirmed for the 2026 grid?<\/a><\/p>\n