Adrian Newey to Aston Martin: Crimson Bull Pushes Lawrence Stroll’s British GP Deadline by 2 Months

There’s one more twist within the Adrian Newey saga. However this time, the revelation will cool all speculations moderately than hearth them up. A number of days in the past, it was reported that after giving Newey a personal tour of Aston Martin’s new HQ, billionaire proprietor Lawrence Stroll gave him a deadline to answer their supply by the top of the British GP weekend. However the newest improvement concerning the ex-Crimson Bull CTO’s exit settlement postpones him from signing an official contract with a rival.

Adrian Newey is aware of the ins and outs of Crimson Bull‘s technical developments and historical past. Having labored underneath Christian Horner’s management for 19 years, the technical guru additionally had the utmost freedom to innovate. Although he continues with the staff until the primary quarter of 2025, Crimson Bull hasn’t enforced the standard 12-month gardening go away post-that, which is why the Ferrari and Aston Martin negotiations are in full swing for subsequent yr.

Nonetheless, there was one situation that the Milton Keynes outfit put forth. As per Motorsport, Newey’s severance bundle additionally constraints him from committing to a different F1 staff earlier than September this yr. Between this and his exit, there would then be a 6-month hole, no less than, making certain no lack of mental property from Crimson Bull if Newey does be part of a rival over selecting retirement.

So, the rumor mill within the Briton’s future can be silenced for no less than two months. For Newey’s supervisor, Eddie Jordan, it’s nice information. Jordan was shedding endurance with the limitless hypothesis about his shopper’s future. However what F1 analysts/consultants proceed to say can’t be ended so simply. Former Haas boss Guenther Steiner has a singular tackle Ferrari and Aston Martin’s tug-of-war for Newey.

Guenther Steiner guidelines out Adrian Newey’s transfer to Ferrari

Earlier than Lawrence Stroll made Aston Martin’s daring ambitions recognized to Adrian Newey, Ferrari was the favourite to signal F1’s most profitable automobile designer. Having poached Lewis Hamilton from Mercedes, what couldn’t the invincible Frederic Vasseur-led staff do? However the tides have fully shifted now. Even Guenther Steiner doesn’t consider in Ferrari’s bid now.

“I don’t suppose he’s going to Ferrari, however what do I do know? I believe he doesn’t know himself the place he’s going subsequent,” Steiner instructed talkSPORT. “Simply because everybody thought [he was going to Ferrari] doesn’t imply he’ll. Clearly, he’s trying round at what he needs to do subsequent. Possibly the explanation can be as a result of he doesn’t wish to go to Italy, or he’s received a proposal from Aston Martin that he can not refuse.”

The F1 Boss-turned-media individual reiterated his stance, labeling a Newey to Ferrari switch “impossible”. At a motorsport gala forward of the British GP, Newey himself admitted how the winter break could be his closing deadline to decide for 2025. Both he joins Crimson Bull’s rivals or kicks again and takes retirement – both choice will induce an uproar on social media.