Fernando Alonso has addressed studies that his Aston Martin staff are ramping up their efforts to signal Adrian Newey for the 2025 System 1 season after he leaves Purple Bull.
In Could, Purple Bull introduced Newey will go away the corporate within the early a part of 2025 and instantly stopped engaged on the F1 automotive for the rest of this season to deal with their hypercar undertaking.
Sky Sports activities Information understands Newey has already been approached by Ferrari, which was his preliminary desire final month.
Nevertheless, studies forward of this weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix say Newey has paid a secret go to to Aston Martin’s manufacturing facility as he weighs up his future choices.
“I read the rumours and news but it’s coming from the same source and websites,” mentioned Alonso, who signed a brand new deal earlier this yr to stick with Aston Martin till the top of 2026.
“One week ago [reports said] he was at Ferrari, so rumours are rumours.”
Requested what he would say to Newey to persuade him to hitch the staff, Alonso added: “That’s between me and him.”
Why would Newey be a part of Aston Martin?
For the reason that center of final yr, Aston Martin have fallen away from the combat on the entrance and are fifth within the constructors’ championship after 9 rounds.
Honda will provide Aston Martin with an influence unit from 2026, when the primary season of the brand new technical laws start and Alonso has beforehand declared the staff have the most effective undertaking for the longer term.
The Silverstone-based staff opened a brand new manufacturing facility final yr and have a brand new wind tunnel which underlines their ambition to achieve F1.
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Ted Kravitz tells us all in regards to the ‘genius’ of Adrian Newey after the information he might be leaving Purple Bull
They signed Dan Fallows from Purple Bull in 2022, who was key to Sebastian Vettel’s 4 consecutive titles between 2010 and 2013, so Newey could be reunited with Fallows ought to he be a part of Aston Martin.
Signing for Aston Martin would additionally preserve Newey in the UK, whereas becoming a member of Ferrari would require transferring to Italy, which can be one other consideration for the 65-year-old.
“I think everyone in this paddock wants Adrian Newey,” mentioned Lance Stroll.
“I hear a lot of things – mainly from you guys [the media]! Last week I heard he was going to Ferrari and now he’s coming to us. Next week he’s going to be going to Williams.
“He is a legend of the game and has extra championships than anybody on this paddock.”
On what Aston Martin can offer Newey, he continued: “It is a super-exciting manufacturing facility. It is a younger staff however a really thrilling undertaking.”
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Chandhok: Newey is sizing up choices
Sky Sports activities F1’s Karun Chandhok:
“Ultimately, the only individual who knows what he will do is Adrian Newey. When it was announced he was leaving Red Bull, I genuinely believed him when he said he doesn’t know what he will do next but isn’t done with F1, which I also believe, because he’s an unbelievably competitive person.
“I genuinely assume he is sizing up his choices. Ferrari, there’s a romantic aspect of it the place we wish to see Newey, Lewis Hamilton and Ferrari collectively. However, perhaps Aston Martin is the place he’s heading as a result of they’re based mostly within the UK and that is the place he has labored for many of his profession since getting back from America within the Nineteen Eighties.”
Sky Sports F1’s live Spanish GP schedule
Friday June 21
7.45am: F1 Academy Follow
8:50am: F3 Follow
10am: F2 Follow
12pm: Spanish GP Follow One (session begins at 12.30pm)
1.55pm: F3 Qualifying
2.50pm: F2 Qualifying
3.35pm: Spanish GP Follow Two (session begins at 4pm)
5.25pm: F1 Academy Qualifying
6.15pm: The F1 Present
Saturday June 22
9.35am: F3 Dash
11.15am: Spanish Romagna GP Follow Three (session begins at 11.30am)
1.10pm: F2 Dash
2.10pm: Spanish GP Qualifying build-up
3pm: Spanish GP Qualifying
5pm: F1 Academy Race 1
Sunday June 23
7.45am: F1 Academy Race 2
9am: F3 Characteristic Race
10.30am: F2 Characteristic Race
12:30pm: Grand Prix Sunday: Spanish GP build-up
2pm: The SPANISH GRAND PRIX
4pm: Chequered Flag: Spanish GP response
System 1 heads again to Europe because the championship strikes on to Barcelona for the Spanish Grand Prix and the beginning of a triple-header. Watch each session on the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya this weekend, reside on Sky Sports activities F1. Stream each F1 race and extra with a NOW Sports activities Month Membership – No contract, cancel anytime
