Gardening
How Newey’s Gardening Leave Sparked Aston Martin 2026
In 2023, Lionel Newey spent 70% of his gardening leave days researching organic root systems, and that focus birthed the chassis overhaul that defines the 2026 Aston Martin. The pause let him treat engineering like a wild garden, sowing random ideas that grew into a radical aerodynamic envelope. Gardening Leave: