Aston Martin were left in no man’s land last season yet believe they have fixed a major issue Fernando Alonso held by designing a ‘100% new’ car for the 2025 F1 campaign.
The Silverstone squad completely tore apart the AMR24 to create a new package for Alonso and Lance Stroll to race this season. They also have a new team principal at the helm as CEO Andy Cowell has also replaced Mike Krack in the role after joining Aston Martin last October.
Krack has moved into the role of chief trackside officer and will oversee the team’s efforts at the rack track. Aston Martin will hope their new car and hierarchy, soon to also be joined by Adrian Newey, sees Alonso and Stroll improve their fifth place in the constructors’ standings.
Andy Cowell thinks Aston Martin have fixed their stability problems with their 2025 F1 car
Aston Martin were miles from the top four teams last season, but comfortable ahead of the chasing pack despite Alonso and Stroll facing frequent problems with the AMR24. The team finished the year 374 points behind fourth-placed Mercedes, yet 29 ahead of Alpine in sixth.
Regularly Stroll and Alonso raised complaints about the cornering stability of Aston Martin’s 2024 car, with the latter also describing it as a ‘fundamental’ problem. But Cowell has stated now the AMR25’s aerodynamic package is almost ‘100% new’ and fixes Aston Martin’s issue.
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| Position | Constructors’ Standings | Points |
| 1 |
McLaren Racing |
666 |
| 2 |
Scuderia Ferrari |
652 |
| 3 |
Red Bull Racing |
589 |
| 4 |
Mercedes-AMG Petronas |
468 |
| 5 |
Aston Martin F1 Team |
94 |
| 6 |
Alpine F1 Team |
65 |
| 7 |
Haas F1 Team |
58 |
| 8 |
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46 |
| 9 |
Williams F1 Team |
17 |
| 10 |
Sauber F1 Team |
4 |
Aston Martin chief Cowell has revealed that the aerodynamic package of the AMR25 barely has any shared parts with the troublesome AMR24. The Silverstone squad hit rest to afford Alonso and Stroll a more predictable car in the 2025 term starting in Australia on March 16.
“I think we have a pretty good understanding of last year’s car,” Cowell noted ahead of F1 75 at The O2 in London. “And we worked over the winter to develop a car that is more stable in the corners and more predictable in the race.
“And we believe that will pay off in terms of racing performance. We could also see that there were improvements in some areas. We worked on that over the winter.”
Fernando Alonso will be thrilled but Aston Martin have more problems to resolve
Alonso will be thrilled if Cowell’s claims ring true and Aston Martin have fixed their stability problems with their new car for the 2025 Formula 1 season. But the Silverstone squad may still harbour concerns that they prove unable to maintain any early-season success all year.
Stroll also admitted in December that Aston Martin were ‘disappointed’ with all four of their major upgrades in 2024 as not one proved to be an actual upgrade. Not one of the packages that Aston Martin introduced during the 2024 campaign even stayed on the AMR24, as well.
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| TEAM | HOURS ALLOWED |
| McLaren | 840 |
| Ferrari | 900 |
| Red Bull | 960 |
| Mercedes | 1020 |
| Aston Martin | 1080 |
| Alpine | 1140 |
| Haas | 1200 |
| Racing Bulls | 1260 |
| Williams | 1320 |
| Sauber | 1380 |
Alonso and Stroll would finish the 24-round 2024 season using the same package that Aston Martin first ran in round four of the campaign. Now, they will race a new philosophy in 2025 after the Silverstone squad hit reset ahead of the last year of the current chassis regulations.
It is even a bit of a risk for Aston Martin to debut a new aerodynamic philosophy in the final season of the current regulations. Newey has asked Aston Martin to not use their new wind tunnel before he joins in March so they can maximise their allowed hours on the 2026 rules.
