Adrian Newey has not ruled out an exit from Red Bull amid the hypothesis that he could be tempted by a massive offer from Aston Martin.
Newey, a legend of Formula 1 design, has been with Red Bull since 2006 and has overseen the creation of the team’s winning cars. The 65-year-old is now the technical director, while technical director Pierre Wache oversees the day-to-day progression of his racing machines.
But you might be tempted by the concept of a new challenge and a huge salary. Lawrence Stroll, the billionaire owner of Aston Martin, is said to have made a huge offer to Newey at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix last month.
The 65-year-old did not attend the Australian Grand Prix even though Max Verstappen won Sunday’s race in Japan. Speaking to RacingNews365 at Suzuka, in his first public comments since Aston Martin’s bid was announced, Newey said he hadn’t given much of an idea. to what’s ahead.
He said, “I appreciate [that]. From the age of 10 or so, when I was 12, I sought to be a designer (I don’t think I know the word ‘engineer’) in motorsport and, ideally, in Formula racing. 1. This is what I’ve been doing all my adolescence. I managed to land that first role in auto racing after graduating.
“I enjoyed it immensely and I still do. So I think as long as I continue to enjoy it and the team needs me, I’ll continue to do it from time to time, we’ll have to see in the future. “”In the future, I don’t tend to plan too far ahead. “
Also speaking at Suzuka, Aston Martin team principal Mike Krack denied claims that his team would do everything imaginable to convince Newey to sign up for the team. When asked via Sky Sports if the Silverstone-based team had made any moves, he simply replied: “No!”
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Pressed on the subject, he said: “Listen, we have a very technical team with Dan [Fallows], with Tom [McCullough], with Luca [Furbatto]. We were recently joined by Bob Bell. We’re pretty pleased with what we have right now. “
CTO Fallows joined the company in 2022 after spending decades running Newey. And since then, many of its car updates have shown apparent similarities to Red Bull’s designs, suggesting that Aston Martin will succeed largely based on the designs of the reigning champions.
But Krack refuted that suggestion, adding: “When the regulations are as they are and consistent over the years, I think we see a general trend of convergence between cars. We know that all cars are converging towards a similar philosophy. So I don’t think there’s anything special about ours compared to others, to be honest. “
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