It’s rare that a transfer story not involving a driver gains this much attention, but Adrian Newey is no ordinary team member. After having masterminded the design of cars that won 13 drivers’ and 12 constructors’ titles, Adrian Newey was always going to be in demand when it was confirmed...

Former managing director of Mercedes High Performance Powertrains (HPP) Andy Cowell will become the new Aston Martin Group CEO later this year, taking over from Martin Whitmarsh.Cowell was viewed as instrumental in ensuring Mercedes had the dominant power unit when the V6 turbo hybrids were introduced in 2014, kicking off...

Don’t underestimate the scale of the news that Aston Martin will become the Honda works team from 2026.There’s something confusing about Honda’s recent history in Formula 1, with the half in, half out approach alongside Red Bull. But Red Bull Powertrains runs Honda power units that are looking well set...

Honda “will have no objections whatsoever” if Fernando Alonso is still one of Aston Martin’s drivers when its partnership begins in 2026.Aston Martin will become the Honda works team from 2026 onwards as the Japanese manufacturer returns in a full supplier capacity under new power unit regulations after having officially...

Former McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh has been named as the group CEO of Aston Martin Performance Technologies, and tasked with making it a $1.4 billion business.Whitmarsh will start work at the beginning of October, overseeing the new arm of Aston Martin that will encompass the Formula 1 team and...

The ongoing problems encountered by McLaren-Honda, which former McLaren racer Lewis Hamilton expressed sympathy over at the British Grand Prix, have led to a public war of words between McLaren CEO Ron Dennis (ABOVE) and former F1 team owner turned TV pundit Eddie Jordan.Jordan (at right, ABOVE), F1 analyst for...

Former McLaren Formula 1 team principal Martin Whitmarsh has taken up a role as CEO of the Ben Ainslie Racing America's Cup sailing team.Britain's Daily Telegraph reports that Whitmarsh will be formally announced in the role later on Thursday, making a return to the public eye for the first time...

Related StoriesFormula 1's top teams rejected a move by the FIA last year to introduce closed cockpits because they felt the structures would make cars look "shockingly ugly."While Jules Bianchi's accident at the Japanese Grand Prix has served to re-open the debate about drivers having better head protection, it has...

McLaren and its former Formula 1 team principal Martin Whitmarsh have now officially parted company.Whitmarsh was removed from his role in January after Ron Dennis returned to power as McLaren's Group CEO. Dennis believed that the increased demands of the calendar meant that the traditional role of team principal was...

Related StoriesThe McLaren and Red Bull Formula 1 teams are in a legal dispute over the latter's new head of aerodynamics Dan Fallows.Red Bull announced on Wednesday morning that Fallows would become its new aero chief, and that Peter Prodromou (LEFT), who has agreed a deal to join McLaren, would...