The Race F1 Tech Show Will team principal role blunt Newey's technical powers?
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Dec 4, 2025 Gary Anderson, a former Formula 1 technical director, shares insights on McLaren's missteps in Qatar, highlighting how strategic pitting could have changed the race outcome. He discusses Adrian Newey's upcoming transition to team principal at Aston Martin and its potential impact on his technical contributions. Anderson also dives into teams' coping strategies under cost caps, revealing repair techniques for carbon components, and answers listener queries about tyre issues and rookie challenges like Oscar Piastri's struggles with low grip.
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Keep Technical Lead Separate
- Do separate technical leadership from team-principal duties or risk diluting technical impact.
- Ensure Adrian Newey keeps technical focus by delegating commercial and sponsor tasks to trusted deputies.
Title vs. Actual Role
- A team principal title can be largely ceremonial if responsibilities are redistributed inside the organisation.
- Newey can lead the company technically without being full-time team principal if Aston Martin structures roles properly.
Delegate Sponsor Duties
- Delegate sponsor-facing and partner duties to experienced managers so engineers stay focused on car performance.
- Use people like Andy Cowell to handle commercial partner communications while Newey focuses on engineering.