Aston Martin has replaced Mike Krack as team principal but is keeping him in a high-profile role at Formula 1 races after a disappointing 2024 season.

Mike Krack will remain with the Aston Martin Formula 1 team as 'chief trackside officer' but the team principal role has gone to another leader ahead of the 2025 season

Andy Cowell is the new team principal of the Aston Martin Formula 1 team following a restructuring that sees Mike Krack take on a trackside role. Krack has been Aston Martin team principal since

Max Verstappen’s team offered a coy response when asked about the Formula 1 champion’s links to Aston Martin. Verstappen has been indomitable at Red Bull, winning the last four driver’s titles, yet he has been linked with a stunning £1bn move to Aston Martin.

Mike Krack has been demoted by Aston Martin with Andy Cowell becoming the newest Formula 1 team principal, joining nine other bosses leading their teams into the 2025 season

Aston Martin are attempting to sign Max Verstappen from Red Bull in a deal worth around £1billion – by far the most lucrative in Formula 1 history. But former F1 champion Jacques Villeneuve has explained why the Dutchman will have no interest in joining the British team any time soon.

If Max Verstappen would end up joining Aston Martin ahead of the 2026 season, one of their drivers under contract would have to give up their seat. According to the Daily Mail, it clear who that driver would be.