Horner did not appreciate Newey's presentation at Aston Martin

According to Lawrence's words, Stroll, the format of the live presentation, and all the decorum around it, it was not far from being the announcement of the century. Pack up the wedding Hamilton-Ferrari, the big move of the transfer window is Aston Martin who would have done it! So much so that the most successful engineer in the history of the discipline was presented in green even though he does not officially work for the Silverstone team yet. If he had the elegance not to wear official clothing from the Gaydon brand, the timing of this show still raised questions.

As a reminder, despite the announcement of Lewis Hamilton's arrival for 2025 last February, Scuderia Ferrari had taken care to respect the current contracts, publishing only a short press release without ever having the seven-time world champion pose in a red suit, and without ever presenting him on world television either. Aston Martin and Adrian Newey made a different choice, and the comments made by Christian Horner from Azerbaijan suggest that Red Bull had not necessarily given his blessing.

“It was a big announcement by Aston Martin, acknowledged the team principal of the Milton Keynes team. Adrian has always had a penchant for doing things on his own. It was an important moment for this team, they wanted to celebrate it. They chose to celebrate it a little bit too prematurely, perhaps, before he had finished his contract with Red Bull… A dig at Newey, with whom relations have cooled since last winter, another (probably not undeserved) at Aston Martin... Christian Horner was in good form.

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