And as if that’s not sufficient change, Aston Martin must produce their very own gearbox and suspension (they used to take these components from Mercedes as a part of a technical partnership that included the German producer’s engines) in-house and knit that along with the remainder of the chassis and the combination with a brand new energy unit.
However that is the sort of problem Newey is relishing – and one other large cause why he selected this challenge.
He additionally lastly will get to work with one of many two drivers he had beforehand mentioned he was eager to work with – Fernando Alonso (Lewis Hamilton – who joins Ferrari subsequent 12 months, one other staff Newey spoke to – being the opposite) 15 years after they nearly teamed up at Pink Bull.
“I’ve made no secret of the very fact there are two drivers I’d like to work with – Fernando and naturally Lewis,” added Newey. “I couldn’t do each so I needed to make that call.”
He added: “Fernando, in fact, we’ve battled towards one another for therefore a few years and he’s been a little bit of a, sort of an arch-enemy at occasions.
“We got here so near him becoming a member of Pink Bull in 2008 for the 2009 season, however sadly it didn’t fairly occur, which was an awesome disgrace. So, we continued to battle towards one another! He’s a legend of the game, so I’m very a lot wanting ahead to working with him.”