Redไ Bull were questioned about whether they tried to add Andy Cowell to their Powertrains project.

Cowel🐻l has🍒 signed for Aston Martin to become their new group chief executive officer.

Notably, he 🅷oversaw the engine 𝐆which helped Mercedes become F1’s dominant manufacturer.

F1 is heading for a new engine era which begins in 2026, when Red Bull will manufacture their own engines through their Powertrains✱ company, in partnership with Ford.

But did Red Bul💞l Powertrains try to snare Cowell to lead its mission?

“Andy is a great guy,” team principal Christian Horner sai🐻d. “He’s a very strong engineer.

“He did a wonderful job at [Meඣrcedes High Performance Powertrains], he was the ma🀅in backbone behind that project.

“He elected to leꦿave Mercedes and spend some tim𓆉e outside of Formula 1, and of course I think every single engine manufacturer spoke to him during that period.

“After he decided he wanted tꦗo take time out, we made alternative plans.

“We’re very ꦕhappy with those plans, but he’s taken on a role that is not engine related within Aston Mar🦋tin.”

Cowell’s new job at Aston Martin effectively ꦛputs him in charge of the F1 team owned by billionaire La💖wrence Stroll.

Aston Martin will💟 enter the new engine regulation era in 2026 with a new Silverstone facility, and with Hon🌸da as their engine partner.

With Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll reconfirmed for 2025, Aston Martin wilꦉl hope to 🌃get back to the form shown last year.

Alonso’s podium in Bahrain at the first round ofꦓ 2023 hinted at greater things but, this year, they have slipped behind Mercedes, McLaren and Ferrari in the fight against Red Bull.