TECH WEEKLY: Inside the extreme approach of Newey's Aston Martin AMR26 design
Mark Hughes and Giorgio Piola highlight some of the individual aspects to Aston Martin's AMR26 that showcase the extreme approach taken to its design.

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The April break between the Japanese Grand Prix and the upcoming Miami Grand Prix gives us the opportunity to look at some of the highly individualistic details of Adrian Newey's Aston Martin AMR26 design in greater detail.
What those details tell us is that, even by Newey's standards, this is an extreme design. It is perhaps the most audacious of his career, even if it is not yet performing to a high level given Aston Martin's much-documented struggles so far in 2026.
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