Aston Martin’s reason to believe. There’s a part of F1 where Adrian Newey has always shined, now it’s going to be the key to the new cars

There has been a lot of talk about Adrian Newey’s arrival at Aston Martin and how that could completely clean up the British team’s image. Facts like Newey being the most successful engineer in Formula 1 history are pretty convincing, but there is one particular section that is particularly noteworthy. Fernando Alonso’s team excited.

Specifically, it is about active aerodynamics. A virtually unprecedented element in Formula 1 that will have a lot of weight in the 2026 regulations. Front and rear wings that move as needed. A revolution in Formula 1 that Newey will arrive at as the star pupil.

DRS, the little active aerodynamics of current F1, has been Newey’s favourite toy

Many people have focused on the engine change that will take place in the 2026 Formula 1 season, but some are forgetting something that will be at least as important: Active aerodynamics will be fully present for the first time in Formula 1 cars. And it is a real revolution.

Active aerodynamics basically means that the car’s wings will be movable. Depending on what suits it best, the flaps or even the entire wing can be moved, opened or closed. Something almost unheard of in Formula 1. Why is this almost the case? Because since 2011 there has been a small vestige of active aerodynamics in Formula 1: the DRS.

Yes, DRS is active aerodynamics. A rear wing flap that opens on the straights and closes in the corners. In current cars the weight of the DRS is lower compared to other parts of the car, but from 2026 almost the entire car will be a large DRS. And in that section Newey has shone so much that he gives Aston Martin a lot of hope.

Let us remember that back in 2012, only in the second year of this gadget’s existence, Newey already invented the double DRS for Red Bullprobably the piece that prevented Alonso from winning the world championship he so deserved. This led the FIA ​​to ban the use of DRS during the entire qualifying lap, in order to minimise Newey’s invention.

Until now, a constant that has remained in Formula 1 is that Red Bull has made a difference with its DRSIn fact, it was Aston Martin’s biggest headache last year, when they tried to get closer and ended up lost. In the little active aerodynamics that there has been in Formula 1 up to now, Newey has been decisive. And that is exciting.

Along with the new wind tunnel, Aston Martin is confident that its commitment to Newey can lead to win Formula 1 world championships with the new regulations.