Aston Martin dismissed these links as \u201cspeculation\u201d,<\/a> it is believed that such a move would see Newey able to switch focus back to a technical role, with Wheatley reliving other pressures.<\/p>\nHowever, Buxton can\u2019t help but wonder why Wheatley, or anyone, would want to make this move.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn our little WhatsApp group, when we first heard the rumblings of Adrian moving back to TD [Technical director] and the TP role being up for grabs at Aston Martin, my immediate response is \u2018Who the hell wants it?\u2019. Because who wants to step into a job where you know ultimately, you are going to fail for at least the next year, if not two years,\u201d he said on the Up to Speed podcast.<\/p>\n
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\u201cThe Honda scenario at Aston Martin is a disaster, and it is as bad, if not worse, that what McLaren was facing when Honda first came back in 2015. Honda\u2019s disaster of 2015 took them five years to rectify.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey didn\u2019t get a grand prix win until 2019, that\u2019s their fifth season back, and it was with a different team, after they moved to Red Bull. McLaren themselves after the furore and the difficulties they had with Honda, didn\u2019t get a grand prix victory until 2021.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo if you are stepping into that Aston Martin position right now, you have got to be aware that for the foreseeable future, possibly the rest of this decade, you\u2019re completely screwed.\u201d<\/p>\n
Aston Martin had targeted a significant move towards the front of the grid this season, with the all-new power unit and chassis regulations opening the door for a changing of the guard at the front. But instead, the team has slid to the back of the field, battling with newcomers Cadillac, while enduring near-constant reliability problems.<\/p>\n
In a previous era of the championship, a team with the resources of Aston Martin would have been able to spend its way out of such a hole, but since the cost cap was introduced in 2021, this is no longer possible.<\/p>\n
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\u201cYou can\u2019t just throw money at it,\u201d Buxton continued. \u201cLawrence Stroll can sit there and say \u2018I\u2019ve got more money than God\u2019, great, but we exist in Formula 1 under a budget cap. You cannot just throw money at it like you could 10-15-20 years ago.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere has to be process, there has to be a decent knowledge of where you\u2019re heading, and if Lawrence Stroll is ultimately overseeing all of this and what you need is a yes man, a puppet, who will do whatever Lawrence Stroll wants, who is willing to step into that and be that person?<\/p>\n
\u201cYes, you may have a massive and very lucrative salary because of it, but if your intention is to be a success, and as we know Jonathan to strive for the best and to win races and world championships, are you going to have that before 2030? I\u2019d argue not.\u201d<\/p>\n
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