Aston Martin’s master plan to dethrone Red Bull still missing its “Max factor’

ASTON Martin are making no secret of their ambitions — they want to be the next Red Bull Racing.

- JEHRAN NAIDOO

Over the past two years, the Silverstone-based outfit have embarked on an aggressive recruitment drive, poaching some of Milton Keynes’ most prized technical minds and even securing Honda as a works power-unit partner for 2026.

But while the green team are building a car that looks every bit like a Red Bull in disguise, they're missing the one ingredient that made Red Bull unstoppable — a Max Verstappen, the relentless hunter who never stops chasing victory.

The transformation began with Dan Fallows, Red Bull's former Head of Aerodynamics. After more than a decade developing the airflow philosophies that shaped multiple title-winning cars, Fallows switched allegiances in April 2022, becoming Aston Martin’s Technical Director.