Adrian Newey starts work at Aston Martin
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According to the info Adrian Newey starts work monday 3rd march at Aston Martin.
I wonder if its the same for him as everyone else? Sleepless night ahead then arrive early with loads of Pens in your top pocket.
He most likely has his parking spot sorted and wont be spinning around a crowded carpark before parking in the overflow area down the road.
I remember my first day somewhere I thought was a big deal. I pulled over to the curb opposite and the front wheel dropped off down onto a lower pavement I didnt see. I ended up on the base of the suspension wishbow. Luckily within seconds unbidden, some chaps lifted the corner and I drove back onto the road. Thanks again long retired men. People were instantly resourceful and eager to help in the old days.
Shudder to think what would happen now its drummed into people to follow a set procedure. Probably be sat outside waiting for the AA till the afternoon and ring the insurance to confess your sins.
Sort of thing that does make an instant impression at a new job I guess. Anyone else have have daft things happen first day?
Back on topic but welcome to hear 1st days tales of woe...
Judging by the F1 testing we just saw Aston have held back a bit,maybe to allow Newey to cast his eyes over the various mods and give guidance on which avenues to follow.,is my guess.
Hope they got the right pencil for his drawing desk, and it could be annoying when they say they are a paper free office lol.
I wonder if its the same for him as everyone else? Sleepless night ahead then arrive early with loads of Pens in your top pocket.
He most likely has his parking spot sorted and wont be spinning around a crowded carpark before parking in the overflow area down the road.
I remember my first day somewhere I thought was a big deal. I pulled over to the curb opposite and the front wheel dropped off down onto a lower pavement I didnt see. I ended up on the base of the suspension wishbow. Luckily within seconds unbidden, some chaps lifted the corner and I drove back onto the road. Thanks again long retired men. People were instantly resourceful and eager to help in the old days.
Shudder to think what would happen now its drummed into people to follow a set procedure. Probably be sat outside waiting for the AA till the afternoon and ring the insurance to confess your sins.
Sort of thing that does make an instant impression at a new job I guess. Anyone else have have daft things happen first day?
Back on topic but welcome to hear 1st days tales of woe...
Judging by the F1 testing we just saw Aston have held back a bit,maybe to allow Newey to cast his eyes over the various mods and give guidance on which avenues to follow.,is my guess.
Hope they got the right pencil for his drawing desk, and it could be annoying when they say they are a paper free office lol.
Edited by hondajack85 on Sunday 2nd March 19:45
hondajack85 said:
Judging by the F1 testing we just saw Aston have held back a bit,maybe to allow Newey to cast his eyes over the various mods and give guidance on which avenues to follow.,is my guess.
Hope they got the right pencil for his drawing desk, and it could be annoying when they say they are a paper free office lol.
I'm sure Newey has already seen designs from Aston. He just hasn't been allowed to officially communicate to them his thoughts. In fairness, I imagine he's been using a neutral go between already. Hope they got the right pencil for his drawing desk, and it could be annoying when they say they are a paper free office lol.
Anyone who thinks "gardening leave" and such like is enforceable if you REALLY want to circumvent it, is daft!
thegreenhell said:
I bet he doesn't have to spend his first day filling in forms and doing BS onboarding meetings with HR and IT.
Ha, I’ve been the IT manager doing just that with senior new employees, albeit not at an F1 team! It still needs to be done, even if we’re all conscious of the value of the guy’s time. Perhaps they hired a PA for him a few weeks ago, and they have all his devices and paperwork ready to go on his desk this morning, to be done with the PA in one go?
Maybe he is still sat waiting outside as there is nobody free.
Unlikely,I agree he must have a permanent assistant assigned to handle pretty much any distractions,and a personal driver.
I think 2025 is going to be a tough year thinking about it. They are unlikely to put anything on the car which may be some of his ideas to be developed for next year.
This would just by early help other teams.
Unlikely,I agree he must have a permanent assistant assigned to handle pretty much any distractions,and a personal driver.
I think 2025 is going to be a tough year thinking about it. They are unlikely to put anything on the car which may be some of his ideas to be developed for next year.
This would just by early help other teams.
tight fart said:
From what I’ve seen, 2026 cars are well on the way already, models in the wind tunnels weeks ago.
And boy, do they have some tech in there now they are time limited.
Yep, no doubt he's already had a good look at the 2026 regs and the potential loopholes well before his first day so he'll be able to hit the ground running And boy, do they have some tech in there now they are time limited.
There's nothing stopping him removing all the Red Bull references from his drawings and emailing them across to Aston Martin using his personal gmail account, etc
Or he could just post copies of his drawings to the design team via Royal mail...
Or just pass them to an Aston Martin employee he invited over for tea...
Or he could just post copies of his drawings to the design team via Royal mail...
Or just pass them to an Aston Martin employee he invited over for tea...
tight fart said:
From what I’ve seen, 2026 cars are well on the way already, models in the wind tunnels weeks ago.
And boy, do they have some tech in there now they are time limited.
As a complete aside - how is the time limitation enforced?And boy, do they have some tech in there now they are time limited.
Surely on private premises the FIA and co have no visibility of how long wind tunnels and other things are being used for? Is it a case like with the cars where all of the manufacturers have to use the same wind tunnel with a custom ECU that will only work with defined parameters (in this case - time)? Or will the wind tunnel not "switch on" without an FIA invigilator present?
Probably a seriously dumb question but I have to assume at this level that it isn't a gentleman's agreement to stick to time limits, etc?
Durzel said:
tight fart said:
From what I’ve seen, 2026 cars are well on the way already, models in the wind tunnels weeks ago.
And boy, do they have some tech in there now they are time limited.
As a complete aside - how is the time limitation enforced?And boy, do they have some tech in there now they are time limited.
Surely on private premises the FIA and co have no visibility of how long wind tunnels and other things are being used for? Is it a case like with the cars where all of the manufacturers have to use the same wind tunnel with a custom ECU that will only work with defined parameters (in this case - time)? Or will the wind tunnel not "switch on" without an FIA invigilator present?
Probably a seriously dumb question but I have to assume at this level that it isn't a gentleman's agreement to stick to time limits, etc?
https://f1chronicle.com/how-does-an-f1-wind-tunnel...
Durzel said:
tight fart said:
From what I’ve seen, 2026 cars are well on the way already, models in the wind tunnels weeks ago.
And boy, do they have some tech in there now they are time limited.
As a complete aside - how is the time limitation enforced?And boy, do they have some tech in there now they are time limited.
Surely on private premises the FIA and co have no visibility of how long wind tunnels and other things are being used for? Is it a case like with the cars where all of the manufacturers have to use the same wind tunnel with a custom ECU that will only work with defined parameters (in this case - time)? Or will the wind tunnel not "switch on" without an FIA invigilator present?
Probably a seriously dumb question but I have to assume at this level that it isn't a gentleman's agreement to stick to time limits, etc?
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