Former McLaren F1 mechanic Marcꦉ Priestley has warned Aston Martin that sig🃏ning Adrian Newey won’t necessarily resolve their current lack of form.

In Sep♚tember 2024, Aston Martin announced Newey as their Managing Techn♏ical Partner. 

Newey will lead Aston M𝓰artin’s design team, officially assuming the role later this year.

However, Priestley has warned that 🐓Newey alone won’t guarantee Aston Martin’s future success.

Speaking to , Priestley said: “Adrian Newey is a fantastic engine🗹er and has a brilliant mind, but one individual does not 🌠guarantee success when developing a new F1 car.

“I'm not saying that Aston Martin don't hav🦋e a great team, but we've seen evidence that they have been pretty unsuccessful in designing a good car and then developing that car throughout the season.

“Newey is joining a team with very ඣlimited success, but Aston Martin have just attained new state-oꦫf-the-art factories, and the team is growing rapidly.”

Varying Success for Aston Martin

Since Lawre🦹nce Stroll’s acquisition of the Silverstone-based outfit, the team has expe🍨rienced varied success.

In 2020, as Racing Point, they finished fourth in the F1 constructors’ champion♑ship, securing a win in Sakhir.

Fernando Alonso’s arrival in 2023 coincided with their best season yet. Aston Martin started the year as the second-fastest team behind Red𒁏 Bull, scoring six podiums in eight races through Alonso.

Alonso narrowly missed out on a win in Monac💯o, with Aston Mꦺartin losing out on strategy during changeable conditions.

Howev♛er, the last two years have followed a familiar pattern for Aston Martin as they struggled to develop their car effectively throughout the season.

Reflecting on Aston Martin's devel♐opment woes, Alonso blamed the Mercedes wind tunnel.

"I♍t's not an easy solution or an easy answer, because if not, probably we will do it a little bit easier than what we have found," the Spaniard told the BBC's Chequered Flag podcast.

"I think a problem of understanding a little bit the insides of the car, some of the wind tunnel problems that I think also Mercedes faced last year, in terms of𒁃 developing the car. Our wind tunnel usage is a littl☂e bit limited by using the Mercedes tunnel."