Wolff and Mercedes considered Newey before giving up

In suspense for many months, the future of Adrian Newey is finally settled. The greatest designer of single-seaters in the history of the F1, assured to leave Red Bull At the end of the year, he decided to try a new adventure, signing up with Aston Martin.

A choice recently made after having been targeted by practically all the teams on the grid. Alpine, Williams, Ferrari… All of them more or less approached the Briton who finally opted for the Greens who offered him a golden bridge with a huge salary and shares in the F1 team. Just that.

If its future is therefore to be held at Silverstone from 2025, it could very well have taken place just over 13 kilometres to the south-west. Brackley very precisely, the headquarters of Mercedes. Because like the competition, the Star also necessarily thought of welcoming him into its ranks.

« All the teams thought about it I would say., recognize Toto wolff. James (Allison, the technical director) and I talked about it, thought about how it could have been set up and came to the conclusion that the structure we have today is one that we trust and want to continue with.. » This does not take away from all the « respect » that Toto Wolff has towards Adrien Newey, but the Austrian preferred to bet on continuity while seeing with a good eye that the competition is strengthened with such names.

« This is a good thingHe says. The more competitive teams there are at the front, the more exciting it is for the fans (…) So if a team like Aston Martin, with that big name, can be part of the leading group, that would be fantastic.. » Now we just have to wait for the Newey magic to kick in.

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