End of an Era for Long-Time Aston Martin Engineer

Long-time Aston Martin engineer Tom McCullough is set to leave the Silverstone-based squad at the end of the current Formula 1 season, F1.com understands.

McCullough has spent more than a decade with the team through their various guises – Force India, Racing Point and now Aston Martin – working in a variety of roles including focusing on trackside performance. He was moved away from the F1 project at the start of 2025 into a leadership position in another arm of the business that focused on "the expansion of the team's broader range of racing categories" as part of a wider senior leadership restructure.

His duties were taken on by Mike Krack, who assumed the role of Chief Trackside Officer. It has now emerged McCullough will depart the team, who are currently 10th in the Teams' Championship, at the end of the season. It is unclear what his next role will be.

A Storied Career in Formula 1

McCullough began his career in Formula 1 when he joined Williams in 2002 as a data engineer before evolving into a race engineer, working with the likes of Nico Hulkenberg, Rubens Barrichello and Bruno Senna. After a decade with the British team, he had a short stint at Sauber as Head of Track Engineering in 2013 before heading back to the UK to head up the trackside engineering team at Force India.

During his time at the team, Force India secured back-to-back fourth place finishes in 2016 and 2017 and a maiden victory under the Racing Point name in 2020, when the squad also finished P4.

Aston Martin's Current State of Affairs

Aston Martin are currently led by design genius Adrian Newey, who holds the role of Team Principal and Managing Technical Partner. The team brought a B-spec car to the last event in Hungary, having had the slowest car for much of the season, and made a step forward in performance that allowed them to fight in the midfield.

The British team will debut further chassis developments in Monza and Baku, while engine partner Honda will bring their first upgraded power unit of the season to the next race at Zandvoort.