Adrian Newey will officially begin work as chief technical officer and Aston Martin's Formula 1 team principal next month.

The design guru, who is leaving Red Bull for Aston in March, has his sights set on the next set of regulations

Adrian Newey has opened up on the once “crazy” notion of leaving Red Bull to move onto pastures new in Formula 1 with Aston Martin. Newey, 66, has achieved everything imaginable as an F1 designer, contributing to world championship success with Williams, McLaren and Red Bull.

Aston Martin's soon-to-be managing technical partner and Formula 1 aero guru, Adrian Newey predicts that the new era of rules starting in 2026 will be dominated

But it was not the only announcement last season that a living F1 legend would be switching teams. Ahead of the Miami Grand Prix another stunning announcement came with the news that Adrian Newey, arguably the greatest engineer in the history of the sport,