Fernando Alonso would like to work with Adrian Newey
Newey is believed to have received offers from both Ferrari and Fernando Alonso’s Aston Martin team.
MIAMI — Fernando Alonso noted that the point of view that Adrian Newey join the team Aston Martin This will be the realization of a professional goal.
On Wednesday it was confirmed that Newey, considered the best designer in history F1the current champion will leave Red Bull at the beginning of 2025.
It is clear that Adrian Newey received offers from both Ferrari like the team Aston Martin from Fernando Alonso.
The Englishman previously stated that his biggest regret was not working with Lewis Hamilton who will join Ferrari next year, not even since Fernando Alonsowho recently renewed his contract with Aston Martin until 2026.
“I’ve always wanted to work with him at least once in my life,” he agreed. Fernando Alonso before Miami Grand Prix weekend. “I respect him very much. I think he’s probably the best I’ve ever had.” F1sports legend.”
“I feel somewhat privileged to race alongside him in the paddock, obviously as a competitor, but I was lucky to be part of his journey and he was part of mine too because I was always racing against his cars.”
Referring to the next part of the hypercar that Newey built with Red Bull And Aston MartinAlonso said, “I’ll get it Aston Martin Valicry in my garage, and the car will be a small gift for me Adrian Newey“.
Alonso said he turned down the opportunity to join the team Red Bull before he became a dominant force in the early 2010s.
He said Newey was always highlighted in his conversations with the team. “I came close a couple of times,” he noted. “I even talked to him a couple of times because some of those meetings in the past were not only with Christian and Helmut (Marco), some of them were with Adrian.”
“I always expressed my admiration for him, and he always shared his respect with me. Let’s see what he does in the future.”
Owner Aston Martin, Lawrence Stroll financed large transfers of money from Alonso and many famous engineers from rival teams, and also invested in a state-of-the-art building in Silverstone with the goal of turning the team into world champions in the future.
Alonso stated that the team’s future success would not come with Newey’s arrival. “This is a question for Lawrence. We are very pleased with our coaching department. Adrian is the best or one of the best, but he needs to fit into the team. “Ultimately, it’s Lawrence’s decision rather than Adrian’s.”
“We are not focused on that, at the moment we need to fix a lot of things in the car here in Miami“.