In a move that sent shockwaves through the Formula 1 paddock like a V12 engine on full chat, Adrian Newey, the mastermind behind countless championship-winning cars, has confirmed his defection from Red Bull to Aston Martin for the 2025 season.

Newey, who has more titles under his belt than Lewis Hamilton has tattoos, will bid farewell to the Red Bull team he’s called home for over a decade, leaving behind a legacy of aerodynamic wizardry that would make even Gandalf jealous.

Aston Martin, the plucky British underdogs with ambitions higher than a kite on a windy day, have pulled off the coup of the century by securing Newey’s services. The 65-year-old design guru will not only bring his technical brilliance to the Silverstone-based squad but will also become a shareholder, ensuring he’s got more skin in the game than a sausage at a barbecue.

While Newey won’t be waving his magic wand over the AMR25 that will hit the track in Melbourne next March, he’ll be the brains behind the operation for the team’s 2026 challenger. With new technical regulations and a fresh partnership with Honda on the horizon, Newey will be tasked with conjuring up a machine that can propel Aston Martin to the front of the grid faster than you can say “Bond, James Bond.”

As the F1 world eagerly awaits the fruits of this blockbuster partnership, one thing is for certain: with Adrian Newey in their corner, Aston Martin’s chances of success just went from “shaken” to “stirred.”