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Adrian Newey, the Formula 1 design guru whose creations have won 25 world titles, has recently announced his departure from Red Bull, making him a free agent in 2025.
Speculation on his next move was rife, with Ferrari, Mercedes, and Aston Martin being named as potential destinations. Reports from Autosprint revealed that Newey had agreed on a $100 million deal with Aston Martin, team being led by billionaire owner Lawrence Stroll. Guenther Steiner, former Haas team boss, deems a move to Ferrari as “very unlikely” but admits that Aston Martin is a team that Newey could join.
Steiner has praised Newey’s talent, calling him a genius at designing F1 cars. However, he thinks that Newey will not be heading for Ferrari at the moment. He believes that the team has a plan already in place and may have already promised people other positions within the team. He also thinks that maybe Newey himself prefers not to go to Italy and that there could be an offer from Aston Martin that he cannot refuse.
The upcoming collaboration between Newey and former Mercedes engine chief Andy Cowell further fuels rumors of Newey’s possible move to Aston Martin.
However, Steiner clarifies that he is not in a position to say where Newey will go and that the decision could be reliant on what is best for the master designer. Steiner thinks that Newey has nothing to prove to anyone and will only think about working where he will have the best future.
Steiner also adds that if Newey is to join Aston Martin, then he will work on the 2026 car because working on the 2025 car is somewhat late.
Newey’s recent departure from Red Bull could have adverse effects given his constant success with the team in the past. According to BBC’s Andrew Benson, Mark Hughes, and Tom Clarkson’s 2017 book “The Secret Life of Adrian Newey,” Newey took a year-long sabbatical from F1 in 2016, citing burnout.
His return to F1 was seen as a boost for Red Bull. However, his long-term future with the team remained unclear, and reports on his future have been attracting attention consistently.
Newey joined Red Bull in 2006 and designed cars that won four drivers’ and constructors’ world championships in a row from 2010 to 2013. His impressive coding background, combined with a rare ability to merge the commercial and artistic aspects of designing F1 cars, has made him the most successful designer in Formula 1 history.
Despite this, there is no guarantee that Newey’s reassuring reputation will translate to his next team, whatever it may be.
Steiner’s regards for Newey are genuinely felt, but perhaps the difficulty of predicting F1 is best summed up by an old tale featuring the brilliant designer described as surly and uncompromising.
The story goes that his first employer, Keith Duckworth of Cosworth, once asked his prodigious young charge how long a certain part would take to achieve. Newey’s replied, “I suppose it should take about two to five days, Keith.” Duckworth replied tartly, “That’s a bit of a difference. Which is it?” Newey replied, “I don’t know. I haven’t started working on it yet.” It is a conversation that underlines Newey’s massive impact on his team and the sport itself.
In conclusion, while everyone is wondering about Adrian Newey’s next move, Haas’s former team boss Guenther Steiner has projected that Ferrari is currently an unlikely destination for the Formula 1 design legend.
Steiner assumes that maybe Newey does not want to go to Italy or is lured in by the massive investment from Aston Martin’s billionaire owner, Lawrence Stroll. With a genius like Adrian Newey, nothing is sure except that his next move will be one of the most talked-about conversations in the world of Formula 1.
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