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Max Verstappen has the chance to break an Adrian Newey curse stretching back to 1992 in 2025.
Adrian Newey has officially joined Aston Martin as managing technical partner, with hopes of transforming the team into a world-championship contender. Known as F1’s most successful designer, Newey has secured 14 drivers’ titles with seven different drivers, from Nigel Mansell in 1992 to Max Verstappen in 2024. Interestingly, no driver has won a title again in a Newey-designed car after their initial victory. Newey’s success continued with McLaren in the late ’90s and then with Red Bull Racing, where he guided Sebastian Vettel to four consecutive drivers’ and constructors’ titles from 2010 to 2013. Verstappen’s 2021 championship win marked the beginning of the “Verstappen era,” with Newey now focusing on Aston Martin’s 2026 program while Fernando Alonso aims for his third F1 crown.
