Andy Cowell: Aston Martin 'want to win’

F1: Beyond The Grid

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🗓️ 19 March 2025

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Aston Martin’s Team Principal knows what it takes to win in Formula 1. Andy Cowell leads a team which now includes Adrian Newey. They have the newest factory in the sport. Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll are in the driving seat. Owner Lawrence Stroll is funding the team’s future. When will these ingredients bring trophies?

Andy tells Tom Clarkson that Aston Martin are in ‘the building phase’ against ‘mighty’ opponents, but he’s confident they will overtake their rivals. He compares his current job to his time winning championships with Mercedes, and explains why F1’s new era of racing with sustainable fuel from 2026 is so important. He also shares his hope that partnering with Honda will give them an advantage.

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0:46.4	In 75 years of Formula One, only 15 teams have won the World Constructors Championship.
0:53.6	Ferrari, Williams, McLaren, Mercedes and Red Bull are among the elite group with their names on the Shining Silver Trophy.
1:01.6	Aston Martin's only aim is to join them. We all want to win every single race that we compete in. But we acknowledge the fact that our opponents are mighty.
1:13.6	We don't want to survive being fifth.
1:17.6	There's a natural DNA in all of us, isn't there, to continually get better?
1:24.6	Team principal Andy Cowell knows what better feels like.
1:30.4	His engine expertise powered Mercedes to multiple titles.
1:34.5	Legendary designer Adrian Newey is now in Aston Martin Green.
1:39.3	Owner Lawrence Stroll is funding their future,
1:41.5	so when will their hiring, their investment and their new factory
1:45.9	see them challenge for world titles? I'm Tom Clarkson, and that's what I asked Andy right here
1:53.0	on F1 Beyond the Grid. Andy, it's great to have you back on the show.
2:03.7	It's been five years since we last had you on.
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