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Autosport has reported what they have learned about Adrian Newey’s feelings on his possible future teams – Mercedes, Aston Martin, McLaren and Ferrari.
Red Bull’s official announcement of Adrian Newey’s departure is expected to arrive shortly, and now the big question is what his next destination will be.
Here is what Autosport has learned so far.
“It is not known what Newey will do after Red Bull, although there seem to be five clear options: Mercedes, Aston Martin, McLaren, Ferrari or stepping away from F1,” Christian Nimmervoll wrote.
“One argument against Mercedes is that Newey apparently believes it would take too long to set the necessary course to put the team back on the road to victory.
“He is 65 and will not stay in his next job for 19 years, as was the case at Red Bull. What’s more, he reportedly does not have a particularly high opinion of Toto Wolff.
“Lawrence Stroll is waving his chequebook at Aston Martin and Dan Fallows, a long-time colleague of Newey’s at Red Bull, is already there.
“However, Newey has earned enough money in his career. For him, it’s about doing things that he enjoys.
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“It is rumoured that Newey is rather reserved towards Stroll Sr. and is therefore not considering the Canadian’s financially attractive offer.
“Also, he does not like the idea that Stroll could drive up the market value of Aston Martin with Newey as an asset and then perhaps sell the team for a profit.
“Newey has already worked for McLaren in the past, from 1997 to 2005, so this would no longer be a new challenge for him.
“He gets on extremely well with CEO Zak Brown on a personal level. But Newey doubts that the team can mobilise the resources required for success in Formula 1.
“That leaves Ferrari. It’s no secret that they want him there, but the key question is whether or not he would want the upheaval in his life to move to Maranello and deal with the political environment inside the team,” Nimmervoll concluded.
