Chequered Flag Extra: Aston Martin Special

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🗓️ 30 October 2025

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Jennie Gow sits down for an in-depth conversation with Andy Cowell, the CEO and team principal of Aston Martin, to speak about his career, from the engine man at Mercedes to leading Aston through one of the most exciting periods in its history. From its new factory and wind tunnel to the signing of Adrian Newey, and working with drivers like Fernando Alonso. Heading into new regulations in 2026, could Aston begin to compete at the front of the grid?

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0:27.7	The stat that is astonishing is they ended with the lowest amount of possession.
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0:39.7	Sort of expecting that every week now.
0:52.8	Hello, wherever you are in the world. Welcome to Checkered Flag Extra, your non-race week fix of Formula One.
0:56.4	This week we're having an in-depth conversation with the man who is in charge of all things racing at Aston Martin. It's Andy Cowell, the CEO and team
1:02.4	principal, and he's been chatting with Jenny Gao about his career from the engine man at Mercedes
1:07.5	to leading Aston through one of the most exciting periods in its history, from
1:12.3	its new factory and wind tunnel to the signing of Adrian Newey and working with drivers
1:17.3	like Fernando Alonzo.
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