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Kroos to be awarded the Federal Cross of Merit

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Kroos to be awarded the Federal Cross of Merit

Following Philipp Lahm and Gerald Asamoah, Toni Kroos is now also to be awarded the Federal Cross of Merit. The focus is on his social commitment.

Toni Kroos is to receive a great honor: the former FC Bayern Munich and Real Madrid player is to be awarded the Federal Cross of Merit. During a three-day state visit to Spain, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier plans to personally present the award to the 35-year-old. This can be seen in Steinmeier’s schedule. However, the former midfielder is not receiving the Federal Republic of Germany’s only general award for merit for his sporting achievements. Rather, the focus is on the social commitment of the Greifswald native. Ten years ago, Kroos established a foundation named after him that offers support to seriously ill children.

“We finance therapies and treatments, help with the purchase of aids and fulfill the small dreams of children, which are sometimes, unfortunately, their last wishes,” the foundation defines its mission on its website. This makes Kroos the third former German national player to be awarded the Federal Cross of Merit since the beginning of October.

Lahm and Asamoah also honored for their services

Philipp Lahm had already received the award from the Federal President as “one of the defining personalities of German soccer” and for his commitment off the field. Among other things, a foundation established by Lahm supports disadvantaged children and young people in Germany and South Africa. “It was never my goal to receive the Federal Cross of Merit. It is a great honor to be in the company of so many wonderful, committed people. It’s something special to be honored by the German president,” said the 42-year-old, who was recently inducted into the German Sports Hall of Fame, at the award ceremony. In addition to the two 2024 World Cup winners, Gerald Asamoah was also honored in the Ghanaian capital Accra at the beginning of November. The 47-year-old is a “bridge builder between Ghana and Germany,” said Steinmeier, praising the 43-time German international. Diagnosed with a heart defect himself, the former Bundesliga striker founded the Gerald Asamoah Foundation for children with heart disease, which focuses on his country of birth. He is also an ambassador for the “School without Racism” project.

Three games without a win: Real drop points against promoted side Elche

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Three games without a win: Real drop points against promoted side Elche

Real Madrid twice came from behind to draw level in Elche, but ultimately could not manage more than a draw. This means that Los Blancos remain without a win in their third competitive game in a row.

In Elche, who had recently missed out on a late victory against San Sebastian (1-1) due to a penalty, Real coach Xabi Alonso decided to make four changes to the starting lineup: Alexander-Arnold, Dani Ceballos, Fran Garcia, and Rodrygo replaced Fede Valverde, Camavinga, Brahim Diaz, and Vinicius Junior on the bench.

The Royals had something to prove after losing 1-0 in Liverpool and drawing 0-0 with Rayo Vallecano, and as expected, they started the game in dominant fashion. After an initial attempt by Rodrygo (4th minute), Mbappé’s first-time shot went just wide of the far post (11th minute).

Courtois saves for Real – draw at half-time

Six minutes later, however, the first real danger came at the other end when Rafa Mir suddenly found himself one-on-one with Courtois after a mistake by Carreras. The striker failed to beat the Real keeper in the one-on-one situation, and the keeper had plenty more to do as the first half progressed.

This was the case in the 38th minute, when he denied former Leipzig player Silva the last notable chance before the break. With Mbappé having also missed two further opportunities (30th/33rd), the score at half-time was a fair 1-1 draw in Elche.

Febas gives the home side something to cheer about

The game remained largely evenly balanced after the restart. The first chance fell to Rodrygo, whose right-footed shot was saved by Inaki Pena, who was alert to prevent it from going into the near corner (47′).

Febas was more precise than the Brazilian shortly afterwards, getting on the ball on the left side of the box after a nice one-two with Valera. The midfielder calmly slotted the ball past Courtois, before it bounced off the inside post and over the line (53′). It was the goalscorer’s first goal of the season.

Huijsen scores his first goal for Real

Alonso reacted to the deficit by bringing on Camavinga, Vinicius Junior, and Fede Valverde (57′). However, the immediate effect of this triple substitution was not felt – Real waited in vain for a spark for a long time and often made the wrong decisions in the final third.

Nevertheless, the equalizer was in the air – and it came in the 78th minute: After a pass from Bellingham, Huijsen, who scored for the first time in a Real jersey, pushed the ball over the line from close range.

Turbulent final phase in Elche

However, the 1-1 score was short-lived, as six minutes later, substitute Alvaro struck for Elche. From about 17 meters out, the 21-year-old sank the ball into the bottom left corner of the net. But the Madrid team responded once again when Bellingham scored the equalizer shortly thereafter (87′). The fact that Vinicius Junior hit Elche keeper Inaki Pena in the nose with his knee in the build-up to the goal is likely to cause some controversy in the aftermath.

But that wasn’t all, as the eight minutes of added time provided two more highlights: After Real substitute Gonzalo narrowly missed a cross from Vinicius Junior (90+4), Elche center back Victor was shown a second yellow card (90+6). Ultimately, the referee ended an extremely entertaining game on Sunday evening.

For Madrid, whose lead over Barcelona has shrunk to one point, the action continues on Wednesday in the Champions League with an away game at Olympiacos Piraeus (9 p.m.). Elche will be away at Getafe in La Liga on Friday (9 p.m.) after their respectable performance on Friday.

 

 

Guardiola loses control

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Guardiola loses control

Pep Guardiola dominates the headlines with a bizarre stadium tour after Manchester City’s 2-1 defeat in Newcastle. Only when questions are asked does he regain his composure.

Where the fun begins for neutral spectators is usually where it ends for Pep Guardiola. Newcastle United and Manchester City played a thrilling Premier League evening match on Saturday with so many chances on both sides that it was a nightmare for any coach who likes to control the opponent and the ball. However, after the spectacle, which ManCity lost 2-1 after conceding three goals in seven minutes, the focus was on another loss of control: that of Guardiola himself.

Visibly agitated, the Catalan confronted Newcastle pro Bruno Guimaraes, referee Samuel Barrott, and even a cameraman, whose headphones he pushed aside to tell him something, without smiling. Sky Sports reported that Guardiola later showed up in the referee’s dressing room to resume the discussions. Only when asked about his angry tour of the stadium did the coach regain his composure. “Everything is fine,” he assured several times, now actually smiling, even though there had been no indication of this. He said he just wanted to let Bruno Guimaraes know what a great player he is, and that there was no problem with the referees. “I’m not going to talk about them.”

ManCity protests several times in vain

He would have had every reason to do so. Before the break, Barrott denied ManCity two possible penalties: First, Fabian Schär clearly kicked Phil Foden’s foot after his shot, then Malick Thiaw got a ball from Jeremy Doku on his arm. And around the winning goal by Harvey Barnes, who scored twice, the visitors complained in vain about a foul on keeper Gianluigi Donnarumma, who had been blocked borderline on the corner, and an offside position by Bruno Guimaraes.
Only later did the Premier League provide a screenshot to prove that the assist provider was level with the goal line. Man City’s defeat was unfortunate, but also deserved. “Newcastle were better and deserved to win,” said goalscorer Ruben Dias, despite his anger at the referee.
Nick Woltemade alone missed two big chances and exposed Man City’s instability.

22 points after twelve matchdays is the second-worst haul in Guardiola’s tenth season after 2020/21 (20). The gap to leaders Arsenal, who host Tottenham this Sunday, could be seven points after the matchday. “Everything is fine,” Guardiola said of the situation. But: “The season is still very, very, very long.”

Van Dijk’s fiery speech: “We’re letting the coach down, but we’re also letting ourselves down.”

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Van Dijk’s fiery speech: “We’re letting the coach down, but we’re also letting ourselves down.”

Virgil van Dijk sounds the alarm after Liverpool’s 0-3 debacle against Nottingham and openly criticizes his teammates.

Virgil van Dijk said twice on Saturday evening that Liverpool FC is in a “mess.” Whether you want to translate that as a mess, a fiasco, or chaos, the Reds are in trouble, and their captain has little desire to simply accept it.

After the 3-0 debacle against bottom-of-the-table Nottingham Forest, which saw the defending champions plummet to eleventh place in the table, van Dijk made a fiery speech with a clear goal: he wanted to finally shake his teammates awake.

“Fundamental things are not being implemented sufficiently”

“We had three or four great days of preparation, but in a game you have to deal with the facts, and the facts are that we conceded a set piece in the first half and a terrible goal at the start of the second,” the defensive leader told reporters in the mixed zone.

After falling behind at halftime following a corner—the ninth goal conceded this season from a set piece (excluding penalties)—the Reds calmly allowed the visitors to score the decisive 2-0 goal less than 40 seconds after the restart.

This was “unacceptable,” van Dijk emphasized, appealing: “I want everyone on the pitch to take responsibility. If someone presses, you have to press too. These are basic things, but they are not being implemented sufficiently.” Liverpool have now lost six of their last seven league games, compared to four in the entire previous season.

“Go home and cry? No.”

Coach Arne Slot is also under increasing pressure to come up with solutions for the recurring weaknesses. “We are definitely letting him down, but we are also letting ourselves down,” van Dijk said, directing his criticism at the team. “Right now, it’s a mess — that’s just a fact.”

The only way out of this is to work together, without “pointing fingers at each other.” The next challenge is already coming up on Wednesday with the Champions League home game against PSV Eindhoven. “So what am I going to do? Go home and cry? No, I’m going to go home and think about how we can turn things around,” the captain leads the way. “And hopefully everyone else will do the same.”

Dinwiddie seals the deal: Bayern wins overtime thriller in Ulm

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Dinwiddie seals the deal: Bayern wins overtime thriller in Ulm

Five months after winning the BBL final, FC Bayern’s basketball team has also won the rematch against Ulm. However, the newly formed Danube Swabians put up fierce resistance—right into overtime.

There was no sign of Ulm’s recent slump in results – they had lost their last five BBL games – at the start. Defensively, they made life difficult for a Bayern team that looked somewhat exhausted, while offensively, veteran guard Mark Smith (18, 7/11) provided the necessary production with eight points in the first quarter alone.

After the first quarter break, Munich got into its rhythm, with youngster Nikolas Sermpezis initiating a 13:1 run with a three-pointer. Anigbata and Diakite tied the score shortly before the break, before Jovic gave Munich a narrow halftime lead (36:38) with a layup.

After the break, it was Ulm who got off to a much better start. After three-pointers by Jensen and Anigbata, Sengfelder put Ulm back in front after two minutes. Osborne even extended the lead to +6 from distance with 4:30 remaining in the quarter. However, those were also Ulm’s last points of the period. Munich did better, scoring six consecutive points to take the lead again (51:52).

Sengfelder prevents da Silva from scoring the winning basket

Bayern’s run continued across quarters. Jovic, Giffey, and Rathan-Mayes put the visitors up by 7 before Ulm’s Smith broke the spell after four more long minutes. A three-pointer by Jensen made things really exciting. The game was evenly matched and the arena was buzzing. With three seconds left, Munich suddenly found themselves close to victory again after Oscar da Silva converted a layup plus one over youngster Milicic. But Chris Sengfelder had the last word for the time being, hitting a difficult three-pointer on the run to tie the game and send it into overtime.

The drama continued here. On the first possession, Jessup fouled Ulm’s top scorer Smith for his fifth foul and put the visitors ahead from the line, but they were never really able to pull away. With half a second left on the clock, Dinwiddie put the FCBB up by three. Time was up again for long-range specialist Sengfelder, who tied the game – in the same play as before in the fourth quarter – but this time missed.

“Revival” turns into a party: Fortuna Cologne dethrones Alemannia Aachen

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“Revival” turns into a party: Fortuna Cologne dethrones Alemannia Aachen

The Sparkassen Verbandsliga Rheinland has a new king: Fortuna Cologne. The fact that a team that “played together five times in six months” defied established giants borders on a minor fairy tale.

Captain Pascal Altpass didn’t want to hear anything about a bittersweet note in his interview with eSport after winning the final: “It’s a sweeter note. Because we managed to beat teams that play together continuously.”

He had just won the 2025 season with Fortuna Cologne in the final of the Sparkassen Verbandsliga Rheinland against favorites and defending champions Alemannia Aachen. In a Pro Clubs team that probably only got back together for this tournament. After they had actually withdrawn from regular ProLeague competition in 2024 and disbanded. A “revival,” as Altpass had christened it.

Fortuna turns Cologne duel against Fühlingen-Chorweiler around

In the first semifinal of the Final4, Fortuna faced SV Fühlingen-Chorweiler in the Cologne duel. Despite high-quality chances on both sides, it was a set piece goal that decided the first game in favor of SVF. However, the tournament format saved Fortuna for the time being: the semifinals were still played in a best-of-two format, while the third-place play-off and final were later played as single matches.
Fortuna took advantage of this opportunity in the second leg – in the third minute from a corner and shortly afterwards on the counterattack. A chip ball from captain Altpass set up the second goal – a trademark of the team. But Fortuna also distinguished itself with its hard-working defensive play: Fühlingen-Chorweiler was unable to create a single clear-cut chance after that. SVF was consequently narrowly defeated in the first semifinal.

Aachen’s defensive bulwark frustrates Rellinghausen

On the other side of the tournament tree, there was a repeat of the 2024 season final: Alemannia Aachen against ESC Rellinghausen. In the first game, the black and yellow defending champions took an early lead after winning the ball high up the pitch and then controlled the game. For the longest time, Rellinghausen’s keeper Jeffrey Goldsmith was able to prevent a bigger deficit. But after a dream move down the wing, even he had no chance in the end – 2-0 final score for Aachen.

So Rellinghausen was under pressure in the second leg: they had to make up three goals after conceding another early goal, and last season’s runners-up played with corresponding intensity. In the 32nd minute, an ESC player broke through the Aachen defense, which had been almost flawless up to that point, and scored the equalizer.

This was followed by a period of enormous pressure: every attempt by the defending champions to clear the ball was immediately thwarted – and yet Rellinghausen repeatedly failed to find the final pass. A counterattack in injury time finally decided the game in Aachen’s favor, allowing them to continue their mission to defend their title.

Fühlingen climbs onto the podium with a thrilling comeback

In the match for third place, it was Rellinghausen who got off to the better start. Goalkeeper Jan Reif kept SV Fühlingen-Chorweiler in the game for a long time – but he still had to pick the ball out of his net twice in the first half: first after a corner, then after a strong solo run by Maurice Kumar, who left three defenders in his wake in a tight space.

“We were annoyed for a moment, then we all looked at each other and pushed ourselves again,” said Fühlingen captain Dominik Voigt after the game in an interview with eSport: “Everyone works for everyone else in our team.” This enabled them to catch up in the first half and equalize shortly after the break. And then the big nerves set in: no one wanted to make the decisive mistake, and both sides were visibly tense.

Until the 85th minute, when relief came. To the cheers of their friends from Aachen, Fühlingen combined to take the lead; shortly afterwards, they added another goal to make it 4-2. SVF won the bronze medal for the second time in a row. But the team is not satisfied with that for the future, as captain Voigt made clear: “All good things come in threes—but we don’t want to come third three times.”

Final: Altpass over the chain – Fortuna on cloud nine

Even before the tournament, Altpass had emphasized that determination would decide whether his Fortuna team had a chance of winning the Sparkassen Verbandsliga Rheinland title. They seemed to have had a perfect day. “When we went into the final and scored the first goal very quickly, I knew we were going to win. I knew we would score another and they would score one too – but 2-1 means victory,” explained the captain – and that’s exactly how it turned out. Altpass played a key role in both goals – with a chip ball behind the defense. Each time, he had loudly pushed the team on, showing more emotion than any other player in the tournament. The expected goal was conceded, but Fortuna played for time according to all the rules: set pieces, passing combinations, long balls. A brief period of pressure from Aachen came too late, and Cologne were crowned the new champions of the Sparkassen Verbandsliga Rheinland.

After the final whistle, the captain explained to eSport what the future holds for the temporarily reunited Fortuna team: “It will probably stay as it is – we won’t continue playing together. Although one or two people have already approached me today and asked about a collaboration. So we’ll see.”

And he still has a glimmer of hope for his beloved Cologne club. “We’ll see. Now that they at Fortuna see that we’ve won here, maybe something will come of it,” said the former soccer player.

History: These seven DTM champions have won more than one title

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History: These seven DTM champions have won more than one title

Only seven drivers have won more than one DTM title – who was able to defend their overall victory and who had to wait the longest for their second success?

Bernd Schneider, Mattias Ekström, and Rene Rast: In the more than 40-year history of the DTM, only a few drivers – seven to be precise – have won more than one title. And only three of them have ever managed to successfully defend their title.

There’s no question about it: with a total of five titles, Bernd Schneider remains the undisputed number one in the series and still deserves his reputation as “Mister DTM.” The Mercedes driver celebrated his first overall victory in 1995 and added four more successes (2000, 2001, 2003, and 2006) in the era of the “new” DTM. He even managed to defend his title once, when Schneider repeated his success from the previous year in 2001. This is a privilege that only two other DTM drivers can claim: Audi driver Timo Scheider triumphed in 2008 and 2009, while his brand colleague Rene Rast was crowned champion in 2019 and 2020.

DTM legend Klaus Ludwig holds a rare record

With a total of three overall victories, Rast shares second place in the all-time rankings with Klaus Ludwig, who also has three DTM titles to his name. Nevertheless, the Bonn native achieved something that no other driver in the long history of the DTM has ever achieved, and which even Rene Rast was unable to do in 2025: Ludwig won his titles with different brands.

Ludwig achieved his first DTM success in the 1988 season in a Ford Sierra Cosworth, while he triumphed with Mercedes in 1992 and 1994. All six other multiple champions were victorious with only one manufacturer.

Just boredom in the early hours of the morning—or can Vegas offer more?

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Just boredom in the early hours of the morning—or can Vegas offer more?

One pit stop, few overtaking maneuvers, and a track in poor condition—races in Las Vegas often can’t keep up with the glitz and glamour of the city.

The real excitement in Las Vegas in 2025 seems to happen after the race. McLaren’s disqualification not only shook up the race results once again, but also turned the World Championship battle in a completely different direction. In the race itself, however, there was little spectacular action.

After the cold practice sessions and rainy qualifying for the 2025 Las Vegas Grand Prix on Saturday, Pirelli was a little in the dark when it came to making clear statements about race strategy. However, the Formula 1 teams seemed to be in agreement: Las Vegas needs a one-stop race. Watching on TV, some viewers may have found their eyes closing in the early hours of the morning.

So between laps 16 and 34, drivers either switched from medium to hard tires or vice versa. Apart from that, there were few overtaking maneuvers to be seen, except for the start phase. And when there were, they mostly took place at the end of the long Las Vegas Strip with the help of DRS. That is, if the drivers weren’t stuck in a DRS train.

Boredom on and off the track

McLaren boss Zak Brown saw boredom above all else: “I hate to say it, but it wasn’t a particularly exciting race.” Nico Hülkenberg, who now takes home six points instead of two thanks to McLaren’s disqualification, also experienced a “typical static one-stop race where not much happens.”

The lack of graining, which was a major unknown factor last year with its coarse grain and heavy tire wear, also contributed to the lack of alternative strategies. “Compared to last year, the graining was maybe about one percent of what we had back then,” Oliver Bearman reported after the race. “I didn’t expect that. None of us did.“

Fernando Alonso is even harsher in his assessment of the Las Vegas Strip Circuit, which saw ”a long race without much to do.“ ”To be honest, the asphalt doesn’t meet Formula 1 standards,“ said the Spaniard. ”It’s far too slippery, we can’t get the tires into the window and there’s just no grip.”

Between track safety and Cirque du Soleil

However, the Aston Martin driver mentions another factor that even caused Hülkenberg back pain. “It’s also extremely bumpy, already pushing the limits of what is considered safe.” For the future, Alonso says, “we need to talk to the FIA about whether this is acceptable,” even though he enjoys the track “because it’s very fast.” The solution for him: simply repave it.
Overall, however, the drivers seem to have come to terms with the entire event in Las Vegas. “I didn’t enjoy it in the first year,” reports Carlos Sainz, who has bad memories of the third US Grand Prix, and not just because of the loose manhole cover.

The Spaniard was never really able to enjoy the weekend, “because Formula 1 tried too hard to look like Vegas.” Since then, Formula 1 has toned down the pomp a little, and so Sainz says “since last year, to be honest, it’s been really fun.” Or as Lando Norris comments on the early days: “We might as well have been performing in Cirque du Soleil, given what we had to do there. Now we’re all much happier.”

The timing, the triple-header format, and the cool temperatures are still a problem that many drivers criticize, including Norris. “If you could change something there, a lot of people would like that.” In the end, Max Verstappen sums it up aptly for all of us: “I like some weekends more than others.”

Helmut Marko on Las Vegas victory: An “incredible Verstappen show”

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Helmut Marko on Las Vegas victory: An “incredible Verstappen show”

Helmut Marko raves about an “incredible show” after Verstappen’s Las Vegas victory—and talks about risky setup strategy and private gambling.

Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko is thrilled after Max Verstappen’s victory at the 2025 Las Vegas Grand Prix – and talks about a performance that even his long-time top driver doesn’t deliver every day. “It was an incredible Max Verstappen show,” says Marko.

Right in the first corner, Verstappen forced Lando Norris into a mistake and then “more or less controlled” the race. He was particularly impressed by the phase in which McLaren radioed Norris to attack: “That was what Max needed – or rather, didn’t need. And then: poof, poof, poof – one fastest lap after another.”

Marko answers the question of whether Red Bull had expected a strong dry setup the day before openly. Although the weather forecast had indicated a dry race, they weren’t really prepared: “We didn’t have a single lap on the hard tires. Two or four laps on the softs – they weren’t very impressive. It was a gamble. We’re in Las Vegas, and our gamble paid off.“

Marko: Verstappen is ”back in full force”

Even though Verstappen has won many times in his career, Marko noticed how relaxed his driver seemed after the race. His joy at his tire management and race pace was clearly palpable. “After the summer break, this is now the third race he has won.”

A reporter corrects him: “I think it’s the fourth,” to which Marko laughs: “The fourth, yes. And he was beaming, he enjoyed it. He’s back in full force.”

Looking back on the previous races, Marko admits that it hasn’t always been easy for Verstappen, despite his strong results. In Brazil, for example, his comeback was impressive, but the setup wasn’t quite right—nor was it in Mexico. In Las Vegas, on the other hand, things went much more smoothly and clearly: “In the end, we didn’t really have a chance to do a proper dry setup. Maybe that was a good thing.“

Marko’s ”private gamble” – and a little dig

Finally, Marko was asked whether he had engaged in any other form of gambling besides the risky setup – after all, Las Vegas is world-famous for its casinos and Marko for his bets. His answer came promptly: “Not in the casino, I have my private gambling.”

When asked if he had won a lot, he says with a grin: “I won – moderately. But not as much as Max’s bonus.”

Newey conflict at Aston Martin: Will Cowell have to leave and will Horner take his place?

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Newey conflict at Aston Martin: Will Cowell have to leave and will Horner take his place?

The situation at the Aston Martin F1 team is coming to a head—reports suggest that an old acquaintance could become the new team principal—Andy Cowell in conflict with Adrian Newey

Aston Martin is apparently facing a personnel shake-up at the management level. According to information from the BBC, Christian Horner is considered a possible candidate for the role of team principal, while CEO Andy Cowell could be on his way out.

The background to this is said to be internal differences with technical director Adrian Newey, who joined the team this year as managing technical partner.

Since leaving Red Bull in the summer of 2025, Horner has repeatedly been linked with a return to the Formula 1 paddock. He was dismissed by Red Bull in July after around two decades and numerous titles, and officially left in September after reaching a financial agreement.

In the months that followed, he explored various options and contacted several teams. Most recently, there had been speculation about potential options at Haas, Ferrari, or Alpine.

However, according to the BBC report, Aston Martin now appears to be the most likely destination. The tense relationship between Cowell and Newey is said to have had a decisive influence on this.

The 66-year-old designer is Aston Martin’s most prestigious signing in years and has been working on the development of the 2026 car for a long time. However, several disagreements are said to have now put Cowell’s position at risk.

When asked by Autosport, the Silverstone-based team declined to comment on the reports. They said they were focusing exclusively on the remaining races of the season and preparations for 2026.

In sporting terms, the current year is falling well short of expectations for Aston Martin: seventh place in the constructors’ championship with two races remaining stands in stark contrast to their strong start to 2023.

Horner-Newey relationship also tense

Cowell, who previously worked for Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains for many years, has only been at the helm of Aston Martin for just over a year. Despite his higher position in the hierarchy, Newey is said to be the more influential figure in the company. The Briton is also the highest-paid employee and holds a minority stake in the team.

However, Horner’s move is by no means certain. Although Horner and Newey worked closely together at Red Bull for many years, Newey’s departure came in the shadow of internal investigations against Horner. He had been accused of inappropriate behavior and controlling behavior toward a female employee. Although Horner was ultimately exonerated, his relationship with Newey is said to have suffered.

Should Cowell leave the company and Horner not move to Aston Martin, British media are bringing other names into play. Among others, former McLaren team boss Andreas Seidl and Martin Whitmarsh, former CEO of Aston Martin, are considered possible alternatives.

This means that Aston Martin is likely to be the subject of intense speculation in the coming weeks, and further changes at the top of the team cannot be ruled out.

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