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I think he just stay in this position until Melborune, because he wants total control during winter pre season, but, when the "season protocols" and interviews. etc, begins, he will drop off
I don't think so. Newey wants full control, and now he has it. He can delegate the tasks he doesn't want to do to others. Take Ferrari 25 years ago, where Ross Brawn did most of the interviews. It could be similar at Aston Martin, with someone else taking over these tasks. This is purely about control over the team and everything that goes with it. With this "title," he has that. Someone else will take over the typical tasks of a TP. Even if Newey has to agree to certain things, someone else will take over. Mike Krack, for example.
No point calling him TP if he's just going to delegate 75% of what that job is, better to put someone else in that position then and call Adrian CTO or something. Give him full power to make decisions about the car, factory, engineering staff etc. But the TP position means being the face of the team, taking interviews, doing PR events, going to FIA meetings, being present at the races, marketing, HR, race team etc. Those aren't Adrian's strengths. Delegating all of that to someone else and still calling him TP would just be confusing and IMO poor leadership.Andi76 wrote: ↑27 Nov 2025, 14:23I don't think so. Newey wants full control, and now he has it. He can delegate the tasks he doesn't want to do to others. Take Ferrari 25 years ago, where Ross Brawn did most of the interviews. It could be similar at Aston Martin, with someone else taking over these tasks. This is purely about control over the team and everything that goes with it. With this "title," he has that. Someone else will take over the typical tasks of a TP. Even if Newey has to agree to certain things, someone else will take over. Mike Krack, for example.
That 0.3 is very outdated from the refueling era of 600kg cars using grooved tires.
It's an interesting development, that is hopefully not short term at all.Badger wrote: ↑27 Nov 2025, 14:37No point calling him TP if he's just going to delegate 75% of what that job is, better to put someone else in that position then and call Adrian CTO or something. Give him full power to make decisions about the car, factory, engineering staff etc. But the TP position means being the face of the team, taking interviews, doing PR events, going to FIA meetings, being present at the races, marketing, HR, race team etc. Those aren't Adrian's strengths. Delegating all of that to someone else and still calling him TP would just be confusing and IMO poor leadership.Andi76 wrote: ↑27 Nov 2025, 14:23I don't think so. Newey wants full control, and now he has it. He can delegate the tasks he doesn't want to do to others. Take Ferrari 25 years ago, where Ross Brawn did most of the interviews. It could be similar at Aston Martin, with someone else taking over these tasks. This is purely about control over the team and everything that goes with it. With this "title," he has that. Someone else will take over the typical tasks of a TP. Even if Newey has to agree to certain things, someone else will take over. Mike Krack, for example.
This to me feels like a short term solution before someone else is brought in to deal with those tasks, Adrian can be the interim TP over the winter when 90% of the focus is anyways on what he does well which is developing the car.
This was the figure during the turbo hybrid era as well. I dont know with the current aero regs but I believe when I saw this figure it was from simulations around 2018 cars.Waz wrote: ↑27 Nov 2025, 14:50That 0.3 is very outdated from the refueling era of 600kg cars using grooved tires.
I believe the more accurate amount is around 0.15 with the heavy, more powerful cars.
It's interesting because as Alonso described it, Newey has been sequestering in his office with very little communications. So to go from a reclusive role to the center of the team and the media seems out of character?
