Major shake-up in Formula 1: engineer Adrian Newey, leaving after 19 years at Red Bull and almost as many sporting successes, will join the Aston Martin team in 2025. Its owner, billionaire Lawrence Stroll, spent big to obtain the talents of the Briton that many other teams coveted. With one goal: the top step of the podium.
This weekend, F1 is bringing its fans to the streets of Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. The opportunity for the drivers to once again challenge the hegemony of Max Verstappen (Red Bull). After his victory at Monza two weeks ago, Monaco’s Charles Leclerc is in the running, he who loves this city track, with Lando Norris (McLaren) lying in wait. But before any sporting results, the news of the week that is still buzzing in the paddock is the official announcement of one of the most anticipated transfers of the year. After the arrival next year of seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton at Ferrari, F1 star engineer Adrian Newey will take up residence at Silverstone, in the Aston Martin team, from 1is mars 2025.
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The recruitment of the Briton by president Lawrence Stroll, whose son Lance is currently 10e in the drivers’ world championship, was no longer an open secret. The amount of his remuneration, however, may have surprised more than one person: 180 million euros over five years, according to several specialist media. But what weighed in the balance was elsewhere. “I had never been offered the chance to be a shareholder and manager, so it really became a natural choice.”explained Adrian Newey on Tuesday, September 10, during a press conference. The 65-year-old engineer is said to have invested 75 million euros to become a shareholder of the 6e the highest valued stable on the grid, namely 1.25 billion euros according to Forbes.
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