Adrian Newey revealed he wanted to work with both Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso, and explains why he made the move to Aston Martin; watch the Azerbaijan GP live on Sky Sports this weekend, with Sunday’s race live at 12pm
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“Once after a couple of months I decided I would like to stay in Formula 1, Ferrari was one of the considerations,” Newey told Sky Sports News.
“I’ve made no secret of the fact I wanted to work with Fernando and I wanted to work with Lewis. And since they’re in different teams, I couldn’t fulfil both.
Adrian Newey did weigh up working with Lewis Hamilton at Ferrari before electing to join Fernando Alonso and Aston Martin.
After officially leaving Red Bull, renowned F1 designer Newey was linked with a number of teams and Ferrari, who have recently signed Hamilton, was a serious option.
He will begin his new role at the start of March 2025, ahead of the changes in regulations for chassis, aerodynamics and engines that will come into effect in 2026. “Naturally the ’26 car will be more of a focus for me than the ’25 car,” he said.
Newey is determined to help Stroll achieve his ambition of turning Aston Martin into a championship-winning team.
“The facilities are certainly here. There’s no doubt about that,” he said.
“Where we get to? For me, when I arrive on March 2 the first priority is to understand the team, get to know everybody, try to learn their names, which I’m pretty useless at really and go from there.”
Adrian Newey revealed he wanted to work with both Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso,
