Newey's Aston-Honda F1 project is already showing cracks before it starts
Adrian Newey's much-hyped move to Aston Martin with Honda's return to F1 is hitting early turbulence—the kind that suggests Lawrence Stroll's checkbook might not fix fundamental coordination problems between a heritage British marque and a Japanese manufacturer learning F1 again. Technical delays, organizational friction, and the reality that even genius-level engineering can't overcome poor execution are already surfacing.
Newey doesn't build cars in a vacuum—he needs a team that can actually execute, and Aston Martin's track record suggests they'll find new ways to disappoint.