Adrian Newey F1: Red Bull’s top designer sees Aston Martin preparing a big cash bag

Adrian Newey looks set to be the first to leave Red Bull Racing. The 65-year-old Briton is seen as the best engineer in Formula 1 and therefore plays a key role in Max Verstappen’s current success. However, Newey is not happy with all the chaos within the team and is also said to be dissatisfied with his position. Lawrence Stroll’s Aston Martin is now – with a big bag of money – ready to take him.

Who says Newey, says championship-winning Formula 1 cars. He not only built the successful cars of Sebastian Vettel and Verstappen, but more recently also those of Williams and McLaren. He has been working for Red Bull since 2005, but that seems to be coming to an end soon. Yesterday the first information emerged that Newey will resign. Although the engineer from Colchester is still under contract until the 2025 season, he is looking internally to see if something can be arranged. If Newey opts out of his contract, he might – for what is known garden holiday – don’t just start working for another team. However, Newey does not plan to spend the year on the sidelines. And that’s understandable, because teams are lining up for it. Among them is Stroll’s Aston Martin.

Aston Martin F1 wants to take the next step with Newey

Stroll took over the ailing Team India in 2018 and has since turned the team around, now operating under the Aston Martin F1 name. With Fernando Alonso they now also have a two-time world champion on board, who also recently extended his contract. In addition, Aston Martin has had a new and state-of-the-art factory built in Silverstone. The last few seasons also show that Stroll and Aston Martin take their job seriously. They want to do everything they can to build a team that can win the world championship. And Newey hopes to come one step closer to this dream. And to convince the master designer, Stroll is ready to open his wallet.

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Walk in ready to put down a big bag of money

Money is not a problem for Stroll. The Canadian is a successful businessman and his wealth was estimated at around 3.9 billion dollars in March this year. So Stroll has the financial resources to convince Newey and, according to Jake Boxall-Legge, of Automatic games He is not “afraid” to do this either. Newey can expect a big bag of money at his door. “So it is unlikely that he (Stroll, ed.) is making a big money offer. I believe that has already happened. He has made Newey an offer,” it reads.

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Aston Martin has competition from Ferrari

However, Aston Martin has competition in the battle for Newey’s signature. Ferrari are also said to be seeking the services of the top designer and the Italian racing team has few advantages, including his name. Newey has been saying he wants to work for the famous team again. In addition, from next year Ferrari will have a seven-time world champion on board with Lewis Hamilton, someone who Newey would also like to work with.