Why would anyone want to be Aston Martin's new boss right now?

About this episode

The episode discusses the recent changes in F1 team management, particularly at Aston Martin, and features reactions to viral racing content.

We're only a few races into the season and the F1 team bosses are already playing musical chairs! Our WhatsApp chat was popping off when F1's best ever car designer, Adrian Newey , stepped down as Aston Martin team principle, then Audi team principle Jonathan Wheatley suddenly left the team. Would a man like Wheatley fit in at Aston Martin under Laurence Stroll ? Why would anyone want to take that job with drivers complaining of nerve damage? And was Christian Horner ever an option or should we stop talking about him? Plus we react to viral videos of Max Verstappen racing in GT3 at the Nordschleife, and we share our best F1 memory thanks to a question from actor Danny Dyer . Up To Speed is a Global production, available every Monday and Thursday on Global Player, YouTube or wherever you get your shows. Make sure you subscribe so you never miss an episode. Send in your questions! Socials & YouTube: @uptospeedshow Email: uptospeed@global.com Executive Producer: Adonis Pratsides Producer: Sophie Penney Video Content Producer: Arvind Badewal Head of Video for Podcasts: Samson Falodun Director of Podcasts: Vicky Etchells EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/uptospeed Try…

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Host: Global

Topics covered

• Formula 1
• Aston Martin
• team management
• driver health
• viral videos
• F1 memories

Keywords

• Aston Martin
• F1
• Adrian Newey
• Jonathan Wheatley
• Max Verstappen
• Christian Horner
• driver health

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Organizations: Aston Martin, Audi

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