Former Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko reveals that he still maintains contact with former Red Bull colleague Adrian Newey. The British top designer is now team principal at Aston Martin; the team that is struggling enormously this season to even complete a Grand Prix. Marko also confirms that things are not going well with Newey at the British racing team: ‘The problems won’t be solved anytime soon’.
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Adrian Newey is in his first season as team principal of Aston Martin, but so far it has been anything but smooth. After driving only a few laps during the test days in Barcelona and Bahrain, the British team experienced three retirements in two Grand Prix races. Only Lance Stroll was able to officially finish his race in Australia, but with a gap of fifteen laps to race winner George Russell.
One of the problems is the severe vibrations on the AMR26, which caused Alonso in China to have ‘difficulty feeling my hands and feet’ after 35 laps. Newey even warned of ‘risk of nerve damage’ from the vibrations. Rumors about replacing the former Red Bull designer are already circulating, and Newey would even be leading the search.
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‘Not going well at Aston Martin’
Helmut Marko – former advisor at Red Bull – spoke with Newey amid the struggles at Aston Martin. The Austrian worked for years with the British designer at the Austrian racing team. “I’ve been in contact with him”, Marko tells OE24. “Things are not going so well for him (due to the Aston Martin struggles, ed.). There are problems with this project that won’t be solved anytime soon.”
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