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15+ min ago (620+ words) Adrian Newey will step into the team boss role at Aston Martin in 2026 Appointing Adrian Newey as Aston Martin's new team principal for 2026, questions are already being asked whether he's a stop-gap ahead of Christian Horner's return to the Formula 1 paddock. But if you ask Ralf Schumacher, there's a better option than Horner: Andreas Seidl. Aston Martin announced on Wednesday that the team will have a new leadership structure next season with design guru Newey named team principal, while current incumbent Andy Cowell will step into the new role of chief strategy officer. It means Newey will combine the job with the managing technical partner role he has held since joining the team in March. Aston Martin said in its announcement that Newey and Cowell had "agreed to divide their responsibilities in order to focus on their individual strengths and…...

19+ min ago (674+ words) Nov 27, 2025 | 10:56 AM EST "I love Jeff Dickerson, he's a good guy, he's good to me, but I don't wanna get on his wrong side. After I've read his emails, hi Jeff, f'k you too, buddy." Wallace said this, taking a strong jab at Dickerson. When it comes to giving a reality check, Kenny Wallace never backs off. On his Coffee with Kenny segment on X, spurred by the latest leaked chats tied to the ongoing charter lawsuit, he spilled the tea, or perhaps coffee, on the polite image NASCAR often tries to maintain or has been maintaining. Wallace also highlighted how everyone does backbiting behind the scenes. "When I was in NASCAR, we'd sit inside our motor coaches, we'd sit inside our buses, and our windows would be darked out. We'd sit inside our buses, and nobody could see in,…...

24+ min ago (560+ words) Phillip van Osten 27/11/2025 at 15:5127/11/2025 at 15:45 Fernando Alonso has delivered a pointed warning to the rest of the Formula 1 grid after Aston Martin's bombshell announcement that Adrian Newey will take over as team principal in 2026 " a role the legendary designer has never occupied before in his four-decade career. For Alonso, the appointment signals not just change at Silverstone, but a new level of intensity that he believes his team " and the sport " must brace for. Newey, whose championship-winning fingerprints are found across title eras at Williams, McLaren, and Red Bull, has replaced Andy Cowell at the helm. Cowell, meanwhile, shifts to a position overseeing " among other strategic areas " the all-important integration of the AMR chassis with Honda's incoming 2026 power unit. Speaking in Qatar ahead of this weekend's event, Alonso said he wasn't involved in conversations specifically about Newey taking over the…...

37+ min ago (554+ words) Laurence Edmondson reacts to Adrian Newey's appointment as team principal at Aston Martin for the 2026 Formula One season. (2:25) DOHA -- Fernando Alonso said Adrian Newey's appointment as Aston Martin team boss is the "normal logical step" in the team's quest to become world champions in the future. On Wednesday Aston Martin announced the new role for the F1 design legend, who joined from Red Bull at the start of 2025 as a shareholder and managing technical partner. The leadership reshuffle saw former team boss Andy Cowell, who oversaw the dominant Mercedes engine programme of the 2010s, shuffled over into a more power unit-focused role overseeing the incoming partnership with Honda. Newey's move comes on the back of a disappointing season -- Aston Martin is currently eighth in the championship despite owner Lawrence Stroll's huge investment in a new factory and a dream team of technical…...

39+ min ago (427+ words) F1 drivers are famous for enduring extremely harsh conditions in the cockpit, and Red Bull ace Max Verstappen's latest claims underscore that reality. With drivers pulling 2-3 Gs on average per race, which peaks at around 5 G in corners, one can understand the discomfort these men deal with; that's not even mentioning the toll of porpoising. The situation highlights the FIA's approach to drivers' health. Due to the demands of ground effect, cars must be run with very low setups and stiff suspension. This, in turn, means that drivers are constantly dealing with harsh vibrations and shaking inside the car. Verstappen spoke about these issues in Las Vegas, highlighting the pain in his back and feet. "It hasn't been comfortable at all, all these years " my whole back is falling apart and my feet always hurt," he said. "Physically, it hasn't been…...

41+ min ago (366+ words) IndyCar racer to compete in LMP2 for the first time, driving for Vector Sport RLR" Jacob Abel will make his LMP2 debut as part of Vector Sport RLR's lineup for the Asian Le Mans Series. The Kentucky native, who competed in the NTT IndyCar Series with Dale Coyne Racing this year, will pilot the No. 70 Oreca 07 Gibson alongside Daniel Schneider and Vlad Lomko. Abel, although new to LMP2 competition, has some sports car racing experience dating back to his time forming part of the HPD (now HRC US) GT3 Academy. This saw the 24-year-old race Acura GT3 machinery in both the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and GT World Challenge America powered by AWS "I am very excited for the challenge of the Asian Le Mans Series," said Abel. "The Vector Sport RLR'team has built a great programme and I am eager to hit the track…...

43+ min ago (716+ words) Max Verstappen has emerged as one of the best drivers in the 2025 season. The Dutchman has kept his championship hopes alive despite seemingly losing it all at one point in the season. Verstappen has gained widespread applause and praise from all over the community. Now, Red Bull's first champion Sebastian Vettel opens up on the reigning world champion's scary factor that the rivals must not overlook. At one point in the 2025 season, Max Verstappen was over 100 points behind the championship leader and claimed that his results did not matter anymore. However, a resurgence in performance after the summer break has helped him return to title contention. Verstappen is showing no signs of slowing down and is now just 24 points adrift of the lead with two more races to go until the season's completion. Sebastian Vettel opened up on Max Verstappen…...

43+ min ago (303+ words) Speaking about the double disqualification due to excessive plank wear on both McLaren challengers, Jos Verstappen commented that it was indeed a huge mistake by the team. He continued that pushing to the extra limit in this manner was a big blunder committed by them, especially at such a stage in the championship fight. This is a huge mistake by McLaren, a huge blunder indeed. Because why would they really push the limit like that? Maybe it really was a mistake, but maybe the car simply wouldn't perform as well otherwise, and they'd have to do this. Max Verstappen ran at the front of the pecking order the entire race and brought home a stellar race win. However, the Dutchman still reportedly was aware of the unfair tactics that McLaren might have used in the race. Jos Verstappen recalled the…...

43+ min ago (356+ words) Aston Martin is undergoing a phase of multiple massive changes in the squad. The team recently acquired aero-genius Adrian Newey after he left Red Bull during their challenging times. Now, the Silverstone-based squad replaced their previous team principal, Andy Cowell, amid failing results. As such, this opened up rumors of Christian Horner signing for Aston Martin in 2026. However, the team has rubbished these rumors and announced the person who will take Cowell's role in 2026. Aston Martin suffered from a drastic performance drop from 2023 to the present. Fernando Alonso has failed to achieve his highly sought-after 33rd win in the pinnacle of motorsport. Notably, the Silverstone-based constructor has replaced their third principal in the past three years, starting from Otmar Szafnauer, Mike Krack, and now Andy Cowell. As such, Adrian Newey will be the fourth team principal for the green squad in…...

48+ min ago (1027+ words) The 'F1 Unlapped' crew discuss if Lando Norris has opened the championship door for Max Verstappen after being disqualified from the Las Vegas Grand Prix. (0:49) McLaren team principal Andrea Stella has insisted that his team did not take excessive risks with its car setup at the Las Vegas Grand Prix despite both cars getting disqualified for excessive plank wear. Lando Norris, who finished second before disqualification, and Oscar Piastri, who finished fourth, were both stripped of their points in Las Vegas, reigniting the title battle with Max Verstappen with two rounds left to run. The rules around plank wear exist to stop teams running their cars at dangerously low ride heights in pursuit of performance, but Stella insists McLaren made a genuine error in Las Vegas due to the lack of dry-weather practice. "Based on the data we had acquired in…...