Formulation 1 followers have been left in shock after information broke that Adrian Newey is about to step down as Aston Martin workforce principal to deal with technical issues.
Some have described the information as a “full fever dream,” as the previous Pink Bull technical director is known to get replaced by present Audi workforce principal Jonathan Wheatley.
“This morning’s information is a whole fever dream. How a lot gardening go away time could be concerned? Why would you bounce from a program that’s already exceeding expectations right into a quagmire that may take years to type out,” one fan commented on Reddit.
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Wheatley joined Audi in Could 2025 and has labored alongside CEO Mattia Binotto because the workforce transitioned from Sauber to Audi in 2026.
“Oh, I really feel horrible for Audi, simply when it seemed like they’d a good (however unreliable) automotive, they lose their head man,” another person wrote, whereas one other added: “WHAT. WHEATLEY NEEDS TO STAY AT AUDI MAN.”
Different feedback included: “I am so confused man, what sort of mega compensation package deal should he have been supplied to go to Aston? I imply the dude actually uprooted his household and moved to Switzerland to handle Sauber/Audi” and “What the f***? Edit: If that is true, it is unhappy, I like what Audi is constructing, however cash talks. Aston with one other nice rent they are going to in all probability waste.”
Adrian Newey, Aston Martin Racing
Photograph by: Kym Illman / Getty Pictures
Aston Martin has had a horrible begin to the yr. Expectations had been excessive for the Silverstone outfit attributable to its new and unique energy unit partnership with Honda and having its first Aston Martin automotive designed beneath Newey. However after minimal working throughout pre-season testing, the Lawrence Stroll-owned workforce is battling main points.
Two-time champion Fernando Alonso was compelled to retire from the Chinese language Grand Prix attributable to extreme vibrations within the cockpit. To this point, Alonso and Stroll have each retired from the Australian and Chinese language Grands Prix, they usually completed seventeenth and 18th within the Chinese language dash race.
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