Ex-F1 driver Karun Chandhok sees parallels between Aꦗdrian Newey’s arrival at Red Bull and his new adventure with Aston Martin in 2025.

Newey will start work as Aston Martin’s managing technical partner on March 3, spearheading their technicaᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚl team.

The 66-year-old will ✅bཧe tasked with making Aston Martin a title-contending outfit.

While Aston Martin have made progress on track in recent years, with back-to-back P5 finishes in 𝓀the constructors’ champio𒁏nship, they’ve struggled with in-season development.

Team owner Lawrence Stroll will hope that the signing of Newey is the missiꦡng piece as Aston Martin looks to capitalise on the new regulations in 🐷2026.

With other high༒-profile siಞgnings, such as Andy Cowell, their new team principal, and Enrico Cardille from Ferrari, Aston Martin are set up to win in F1.

Speaking on the pod♛cast, Chandhok drew a comparison to when Newey first joined Red Bull.

“I think it’s important to factor in that we have a big rule change coming. In 2026, the rulebook is being t♚orn up,” he said. “There’s a whole new set of rules coming. That creates opportunity. So if you rewind to the time when Adrian moved to Red Bull.

“They ﷽were a midfield team, a c✱ouple of podiums here and there. He very much focused on 2009 which was the new rule changes. He got involved 2007-08 but focused really on 2009. 07-08 was about setting up the structure for 2009. 2009 they got caught out with the loophole otherwise they had the best car in the second half. From 10 to 13 they won the four championships.

“So actually, in a 🅠similar way, there’s an opportunity in 2026 if he can spend ’25 creatiꦺng the structure and building the team up, with the new rules in 2026. We could see a change quickly.”

Alonso’s last chance in F1

2026 will likely be168澳洲5最新开奖结果: Fernando Alonso’s last chance to challenge for an F1 title.

Alonso will be 44 y෴ears old by the start of 2026, and his contract expires at the end of next year.

Alonso hasn’t 💛finished on the top step of the podium since 2013, while his last title win was back in 2006 - nearly 20 years ago.

The Spaniard may bow out of F1 h🉐aving driven a Newey-designed car in his final season.

Chandhok believes it would be a “great story” if Alonso c🍨ould chal♈lenge for the title again.

“Wouꦓldn’t it be amazing if you saw a 45-year-old Fernando Alonso winning the championship in an Adrian Newey car, what a story that wo🌼uld be,” he added.