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How Aston Martin and Honda's expectation management ties into Newey's F1 design

During Aston Martin’s launch, the message was clear: 2026 is all about development, not where the team stands in Melbourne. But what does that say about the state of the F1 team and Adrian Newey’s design?

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Fernando Alonso reveals F1 retirement plan as late start ‘bound to’ cost Aston Martin

Two-time world champion Alonso will turn 45 during the season and is considering his future as Aston Martin prepare for the all-new regulations

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Adrian Newey admits Aston Martin didn’t have time to paint F1 car for Barcelona shakedown

The new Aston Martin appeared in all-black because the team didn’t have time to paint it for the Barcelona shakedown

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How Newey hopes to help Aston Martin party like it's 1998

Just as he did before leading the design of Mika Hakkinen's first world championship winner, F1's most successful engineer spent the ‘gardening leave' from his previous team prudently

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Aston Martin reveals F1 2026 livery for Adrian Newey-designed AMR26

The British squad unveiled its green scheme for 2026 on a show car in Saudi Arabia, ahead of Bahrain's F1 tests

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Aston Martin reveals F1 2026 livery for Newey-designed AMR26

The British squad unveiled its green scheme for 2026 on a show car in Saudi Arabia, ahead of Bahrain's F1 tests

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Aston Martin signs multi-year deal with AI coding agent firm ahead of 2026 launch event

Aston Martin has announced a multi-year partnership with AI coding agent company Cognition ahead of its 2026 livery launch

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The challenges facing Aston Martin ahead of F1 2026

Aston Martin will launch its car livery on Monday ahead of the 2026 F1 season

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Aston Martin 2026 F1 launch: When and where to watch live, what you need to know

Aston Martin will unveil its 2026 Formula 1 livery on Monday 9 February

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George Russell predicts F1 team most likely to challenge the top four in 2026

The Mercedes driver thinks Aston Martin could become a front-running outfit in the 2026 F1 season

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Bernie Collins breaks down Aston Martin’s 2026 F1 car after Adrian Newey design revealed

After modest lap times from the AMR26, Collins breaks down the Adrian Newey-designed car

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Adrian Newey on 2026 Aston Martin - "I never look at my designs as aggressive"

Aston Martin design guru Adrian Newey explains his design philosophy on the eye-catching AMR26 for the 2026 Formula 1 season

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Lando Norris: Have to accept that others may "do better" with F1 2026 rule switch

F1 will introduce a new set of regulations in 2026, which means the competitive order could be shaken up

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George Russell warns of Max Verstappen F1 title threat despite new Red Bull engine

Russell is favourite for the 2026 F1 title and he is clearly relishing that tag, feeling ready for a battle against four-time world champion Verstappen

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Russell eager for F1 2026 title battle against Verstappen

George Russell is favourite for the 2026 F1 title and he is clearly relishing that tag, feeling ready for a battle against four-time world champion Max Verstappen

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Adrian Newey’s blunt take on AI: Why Aston Martin isn't using ChatGPT to develop

New Aston team principal Adrian Newey says the AI tools fans talk about aren’t what F1 teams rely on

The Independent UK

Adrian Newey admits doubts over Aston Martin’s 2026 F1 car after ‘last minute’ reveal

Aston’s new car shocked onlookers when it was unveiled towards the end of last week’s pre-season test in Barcelona

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Aston Martin suffered four-month delay with 2026 F1 car design

The AMR26’s wind tunnel programme didn’t start as early as it could – and perhaps should – have

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Aston Martin was four months late with 2026 F1 car design, Newey reveals

The AMR26’s wind tunnel programme didn’t start as early as it could – and perhaps should – have

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Newey’s extreme Aston, Red Bull, and Mercedes: Early technical trends of F1 2026

With the F1 shakedown, 10 of the 11 teams have run their 2026 cars. What have the first images shown? What are the main patterns, and what differences have emerged?

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Adrian Newey’s extreme Aston, Red Bull, and Mercedes: Early tech trends of F1 2026

With the F1 shakedown, 10 of the 11 teams have run their 2026 cars. What have the first images shown? What are the main patterns, and what differences have emerged?

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Alonso's verdict on Aston Martin's first proper day of 2026 F1 running

With no filming days in the can, Aston Martin arrived late for F1's shakedown and managed just a handful of laps on Thursday – but Fernando Alonso completed 61 laps on the final day

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Fernando Alonso's verdict on Aston Martin's first proper day of 2026 F1 running

With no filming days in the can, Aston Martin arrived late for F1's shakedown and managed just a handful of laps on Thursday – but Fernando Alonso completed 61 laps on the final day

The Independent UK

Are Mercedes 2026 F1 title favourites? Winners and losers from first test in Barcelona

A private five-day ‘shakedown’ gave an intriguing first glimpse of the biggest regulation change in F1 history

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How Aston Martin rushed the AMR26 to Barcelona on a 50-year-old Antonov plane

To make it to the F1 Barcelona shakedown in time, the Silverstone team organised special transport for the AMR26 using an ancient four-engine Antonov An-12BP

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