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Newey downplays ‘extreme' Aston, Vowles impressed

Feb.4 Adrian Newey has played down talk of a radical first Aston Martin design despite widespread paddock admiration after the delayed AMR26 finally appeared at the tail end of the Barcelona shakedown week. The car, which has yet to run in green livery and only just made the track after a compressed development program, immediately drew attention for its unusual geometry – including highly unconventional suspension layouts. Even rivals were impressed. James Vowles, leading the delayed Williams project, singled out Newey's influence. 'As for Adrian, you can see the upper wishbone is a little different,' Vowles said. 'Very impressive, very creative, very extreme. I'd like to be the...
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