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It's all from the same autosprint source I believe. Their story about Newey going to AMR (apparently due to be announced in September) also mentions Lawrence stroll wanting to sign Max for 2026
AND... It would not only be Ferrari not getting him, but someone who is now not a direct competitor getting him and being likely to take points and wins from Ferrari. A double bummer.Chuckjr wrote: ↑07 Aug 2024, 02:11If Ferrari let Newey get away, they will regret it. He is worth restructuring the team. This situation may reveal why Ferrari has been struggling for so long now as rulership by committee is rarely fruitful. From what I read above, it sounds like Ferrari leadership is downright petulant. Sad.
If Newey goes to Aston and wins championships, there’s no argument to support not giving him what he wanted now. He’s been successful, even dominating at times, everywhere he has gone. Why would that stop? Hint: It won’t.
The poster who commented that like Red Bull, Newey was going to another team with a hyper motivated billionaire ready to throw ungodly money to win, was very insightful. It seems that is likely what Newey has done again. Genius move by Newey, of course. No obstruction to anything he wants, and all the best of the best of the best equipment to play with right there in town where he is familiar. It’s just shameful Ferrari couldn’t bring themselves to see this. SMH. Newey is a one-of-a-kind special case, and special accommodations should be made for him. Yes, he’s that good. He is worth whatever it takes should be the attitude—like Stroll Sr. clearly has.
Newey’s record is F1 gold. He’s basically a god in the sport and imo, Ferrari will regret not signing him as much as they will regret signing Hamilton.
Given Alonso's previous track record, Aston will have a championship challenger the year after Fernando has to admit defeat and retire....Chuckjr wrote: ↑10 Aug 2024, 03:15From that link above I found this interesting:
“De la Rosa has experience of working alongside Newey at McLaren, where de la Rosa was their long-serving test driver, also contesting nine races for the team between 2003-11.
And de la Rosa would describe Newey as always being “one step ahead”, explaining how he would note down driver feedback and then go to the wind tunnel in search of solutions. De la Rosa would explain his point in a way that made Newey sound to still be on the market.
“Adrian Newey has got it all,” said de la Rosa.
“What surprised me the most when I worked with him, it’s how much he asks the drivers and how much he listens to them. When a driver tells him something he writes it down and he goes to work on it in the wind tunnel. That’s Adrian Newey. Always one step ahead.
“The advantage of being Adrian Newey is that he can choose his future, where he wants to go, and even his salary.”
Aston Martin currently sits P5 in the F1 2024 Constructors’ Championship standings, with Alonso scoring their best result of the season so far with P5 in Saudi Arabia.
Seems like Alonso is going to get an amazing break in the twilight of his career. Awesome.
Aye. There have been plenty of people suggesting Ferrari being based outside the UK is a non-issue. I never believed them. Newey is old school, I can’t imagine he’d be happy working mostly by Teams chat.Dunlay wrote: ↑07 Aug 2024, 16:47Can't blame Ferrari. They tried their best. Newey never wanted to work outside of UK since his first marriage failed. No matter what Ferrari would have offered, he wouldn't have signed, unless Ferrari wants to setup their complete racing operations somewhere in UK and that's not going to happen. Working in Maranello and bringing success to Ferrari is not everyone's cup of tea and I suspect if Newey could turn things around on his own for Ferrari. I never believed that.
