Sky Sports activities F1’s Ted Kravitz analysed Adrian Newey’s choices amid hypothesis Aston Martin are main the race to signal the outgoing Purple Bull design chief.
Purple Bull confirmed in Could that Newey had stopped working in his function as chief technical officer and would stay with the workforce till early 2025 solely to work on their hypercar venture.
The 65-year-old has since been linked with strikes to Ferrari, Mercedes, McLaren and Aston Martin, with latest reviews suggesting the latter have emerged as favourites.
Talking on the most recent episode of the Sky Sports activities F1 Podcast, Ted defined why Aston Martin may very well be a horny choice for Newey.
He mentioned: “You take a look at the funding that is already occurred at Aston Martin, you take a look at their manufacturing unit. He is already bought Dan Fallows, who he labored with efficiently at Purple Bull, to be there with him.
“I might think about he would have undoubtedly talked to Dan Fallows and requested, ‘what is that this place that I am coming to? What’s it like?’
“I requested Dan Fallows about this in Hungary truly, whether or not he’d be proud of Newey becoming a member of him. Fallows mentioned, ‘what it’s important to perceive is that Adrian is a relentless, unstoppable Method 1 competitor, and I might be amazed if he did not be part of one other workforce, and I would definitely welcome working with Adrian once more at Aston Martin’.
“We’ve all had discussions with various people at Aston Martin about what you can offer someone like Newey. You can say, ‘just come in, be a figurehead, sprinkle your magic dust here and there, put our people on the right path, and we think we’ve got the ability to do the rest with Fallows and the team that are already there’.
“It is a judgement name for Newey, the place he desires to really feel joyful ending up at. And the present chief, if we’re to imagine the rumours, is Aston Martin nevertheless it may very well be any of these groups.”
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Kravitz shares Oliver Oakes’ journey from a driver on the junior degree to turning into Alpine workforce principal
In the course of the episode, Ted additionally analysed Oliver Oakes’ appointment as Alpine workforce principal, and Jonathan Wheatley’s exit from Purple Bull to turn out to be Sauber/Audi workforce principal.
Alonso coy on Newey hyperlinks
Aston Martin driver Fernando Alonso was requested in June concerning the prospect of Newey becoming a member of the Silverstone-based squad, however dismissed the reviews as “rumours”.
“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.”
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Fernando Alonso remained tight-lipped when requested about the potential of Newey becoming a member of Aston Martin
Requested what he would say to Newey to persuade him to affix the workforce, Alonso added: “That’s between me and him.”
After taking an enormous step ahead in 2023, Aston Martin have didn’t construct on that momentum, sitting a distant fifth behind the highest 4 of Purple Bull, McLaren, Ferrari and Mercedes within the constructors’ standings.
Nevertheless, Aston Martin proprietor Lawrence Stroll continues to spare no expense in trying to determine his workforce on the entrance of the grid, with the latest hires of Enrico Cardile from Ferrari and former Mercedes engine guru Andy Cowell appearing as statements of intent.
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