Former Red Bull chief technical officer Adrian Newey believes “inexperience” may have played a part in the RB20’s troubled development path last year. After a dominant start to the F1 2024 season, the development of the RB20 saw the reigning World Champions struggle to compete for victories through the middle phase of the season as other teams came on strong.

Formula 1's competitive order might be dictated by engine power with the new rule change in 2026, according to new Aston Martin designer Adrian Newey.

The design guru, who is leaving Red Bull for Aston in March, has his sights set on the next set of regulations

But it was not the only announcement last season that a living F1 legend would be switching teams. Ahead of the Miami Grand Prix another stunning announcement came with the news that Adrian Newey, arguably the greatest engineer in the history of the sport,

Adrian Newey looks ahead to F1's new rules in 2026. Adrian Newey has conceded that F1 ’s new rules for 2026 could place more emphasis on having a strong engine rather than a strong chassis. F1 will transform in 2026 with entirely new technical regulations that will change the cars drastically.

Adrian Newey believes the change in the F1 2026 regulations could result in Formula 1 becoming a series dictated by its engine formula.

Aston Martin F1's incoming design chief Adrian Newey predicts that one engine will likely dominate the new era of Formula 1 regulations from the 2026 season. Here are our thoughts.