The historic designer of Red Bull has signed with the Aston Martin team.
Red Bull’s long-time engineer Adrian Newey, who has been at the heart of the team’s success in Formula 1 for nearly 20 years, will join Aston Martin next year, the British team announced on Tuesday. “I felt I needed a new challenge”said the 65-year-old Englishman, who will leave the reigning world champion team at the beginning of 2025, which he joined in 2006, a year after its creation.
Newey, who will start his assignment at the new Silverstone factory on March 1, 2025, will become associate technical manager, a newly created position, as well as a shareholder in the team owned by Canadian businessman Lawrence Stroll.
“I was approached by a lot of teams and I was flattered by them, but Lawrence’s passion, commitment and enthusiasm made him very persuasive. In this modern era, Lawrence is unique, he’s the only team owner so involved, it reminds me of the old model. The opportunity to be a shareholder and manager had never been offered to me so it really became a natural choice.”Newey explained Tuesday during his introductory press conference.
Once tipped to join Ferrari after the announcement of his departure from Red Bull at the beginning of May, Newey, who has committed to «long terme»could earn up to 25 million pounds per year (around 30 million euros) in the ranks of the English manufacturer, according to several media outlets.
“Adrian is the best in the world in his field. He is the key, the main piece of the puzzle. He will be the technical leader of our project. He is not an investment, he is a shareholder and partner and he is the best possible choice. It is not expensive for all that Adrian will bring.”a souligné Stroll.
