The Aston Martin Formula 1 operation has announced a major restructure that sees CEO Andy Cowell assume the role of team principal as previous incumbent Mike Krack moves into a new role.
The changes reflect the ongoing efforts by owner Lawrence Stroll to find the ideal organisation after a string of high-profile hirings ahead of the arrival of Adrian Newey.
Last year the team finished a distant fifth in the World Championship and it was evident that Stroll would make changes over the winter.
The team has split its trackside and factory operations “for clarity of leadership and as part of a shift to a flatter structure” with their respective bosses reporting to Cowell.
Krack has now been given the title of chief trackside officer, while the incoming Enrico Cardile will be chief technical officer.
Meanwhile performance director Tom McCullough has been moved into an unspecified job where he will “play a critical role in the expansion of the team’s broader range of racing categories.”
He follows Andy Green and Dan Fallows as the latest key player to be moved out of the F1 programme.
Former HPP boss Cowell was announced as the future CEO in July, and officially started the job on October 1.
He was ostensibly hired to replace then CEO erstwhile Martin Whitmarsh, who played a key role behind the scenes as the Silverstone operation was expanded.
However, Whitmarsh never had the team principal title, and he kept a low profile at the track and with the media.
“I have spent the last three months understanding and assessing our performance,” said Cowell. “And I’ve been incredibly impressed by the dedication, commitment and hard work of this team.
“With the completion of the AMR Technology Campus and our transition in 2026 to a full works team, alongside our strategic partners Honda and Aramco, we are on a journey to becoming a championship-winning team. These organisational changes are a natural evolution of the multi-year plans that we have scheduled to make and I’m incredibly excited about the future.”
Adam Cooper F1 