{"id":465920,"date":"2026-02-08T06:41:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-08T06:41:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/465920\/"},"modified":"2026-02-08T06:41:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-08T06:41:10","slug":"can-aston-martin-f1-team-achieve-success-immediately-with-adrian-newey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/465920\/","title":{"rendered":"Can Aston Martin F1 Team achieve success immediately with Adrian Newey?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>All eyes are on Aston Martin and Adrian Newey as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.formula1.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Formula 1<\/a> enters a new era with a new set of regulations, which will basically reset the pecking order within the sport.The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.grandprix247.com\/formula-1-news\/adrian-newey-says-time-will-tell-if-aston-martin-amr26-design-philosophy-is-the-right-one\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Aston Martin AMR26<\/a> is the first car designed by Newey from the ground up, and it got <a href=\"https:\/\/www.grandprix247.com\/formula-1-news\/george-russell-says-aston-martin-amr26-is-the-standout-design\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">tongues wagging in Barcelona<\/a> when it hit the track despite only showing up on the penultimate day of the test.<\/p>\n<p>Luring Newey to Aston Martin was a major achievement by Aston Martin Executive Chairman Lawrence Stroll.<\/p>\n<p>The Canadian has been spending lavishly on his F1 project since taking over the Racing Point operations back in 2018, building state-of-the-art facilities in Silverstone and poaching key personnel from rival teams, not to mention getting Honda on board as a works power unit supplier.<\/p>\n<p>But will all these efforts bear fruit?<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"280\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/alonso-amr26-barcelona-2026-697cd8d37ed9e.jpg@webp.webp\" class=\"w-auto h-auto\" alt=\"Alonso-AMR26-Barcelona-2026\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Former F1 driver Riccardo Patrese commented: &#8220;Aston Martin and Lawrence Stroll&#8217;s ambition is huge.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They have everything in place. Newey, the factory, everything. Can they do well? I think if they are not ready immediately, I think they are coming for sure, and they will challenge very soon.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They have the right ingredients,&#8221; the Italian added. &#8220;Even Alonso, even if he is a little bit older, as a driver with the right car and engine, then he can fight with the top drivers like Max [Verstappen] or [Charles] Leclerc, as I said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;So, they have all the right ingredients. If they are not ready immediately, I think they are coming,&#8221; he insisted.<\/p>\n<p>What of Audi?<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"280\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/bortoleto-audi-r26-barcelona-2026-697cfeb6bd55d.jpg@webp.webp\" class=\"w-auto h-auto\" alt=\"Bortoleto-Audi-R26-Barcelona-2026\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Another team with huge ambitions are newcomers Audi, who have taken over Sauber and will start the 2026 F1 season with their own power unit.<\/p>\n<p>While Audi did not set the world alight in Barcelona, Patrese insists they mean business; he said: &#8220;We have to see how good they are with the new engine.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Audi is Audi, so when you talk about Audi, we know that when they did the things, even in the Endurance and at Le Mans, they were very good.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Audi is not coming to F1 just to participate. They want to win. But it&#8217;s not easy to win. Ferrari has been waiting almost 20 years since the last championship,&#8221; the winner of six Grands Prix concluded. 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