Acclaimed F1 car designer Adrian Newey will join Aston Martin after departing Red Bull.

In a move that has been rumoured for several weeks, 65-year-old Newey will be Aston Martin’s new Managing Technical Partner and start a position with the team from March 2025.

Newey had previously worked for Red Bull in varied roles since 2006, and has been with the Milton Keynes-based team for all of their championships.

Before then, Newey also won championships with Williams and McLaren, with the Brit having been involved in a combined 25 Driver’s and Constructor’s wins, and he is acclaimed as one of the greatest car designers in F1 history, if not its greatest outright.

The Silverstone-based Aston Martin have not confirmed how long his deal will be, but multiple sources have reported Newey has signed a five year deal with the team.

Newey was unveiled in a press event at Aston Martin’s new headquarters, located near to the Silverstone Circuit in Northamptonshire/Buckinghamshire, with the event livestreamed by Sky Sports and F1 on their own YouTube channel.

Newey moves to Aston Martin ahead of F1’s 2026 rule re-set, with the team part-owned by Lawrence Stroll, father of Aston driver Lance, having already signed Honda as engine supplier after the end of Honda’s relationship with Red Bull. The team will also be opening a new simulator and wind tunnel at their Silverstone site over the next year.

In May, Newey confirmed he would be leaving Red Bull nearly 20 years after joining the team from McLaren.

In a statement by Aston Martin, Newey spoke of his excitement at the new challenge working with Aston Martin.

He said, “I am thrilled to be joining the Aston Martin Aramco Formula One Team. I have been hugely inspired and impressed by the passion and commitment that Lawrence brings to everything he is involved with.

“Lawrence is determined to create a world-beating team. He is the only majority team owner who is actively engaged in the sport. His commitment is demonstrated in the development of the new AMR Technology Campus and wind tunnel at Silverstone, which are not only state of the art but have a layout that creates a great environment to work in.

“Together with great partners like Honda and Aramco, they have all the key pieces of infrastructure needed to make Aston Martin a world championship-winning team and I am very much looking forward to helping reach that goal.”