Fernando Alonso has addressed experiences that his Aston Martin staff are ramping up their efforts to signal Adrian Newey for the 2025 Formulation 1 season after he leaves Purple Bull.
In Might, Purple Bull introduced Newey will depart the corporate within the early a part of 2025 and instantly stopped engaged on the F1 automobile for the rest of this season to deal with their hypercar venture.
Sky Sports activities Information understands Newey has already been approached by Ferrari, which was his preliminary choice final month.
Nonetheless, experiences forward of this weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix say Newey has paid a secret go to to Aston Martin’s manufacturing unit as he weighs up his future choices.
“I read the rumours and news but it’s coming from the same source and websites,” stated Alonso, who signed a brand new deal earlier this 12 months to stick with Aston Martin till the top of 2026.
“One week ago [reports said] he was at Ferrari, so rumours are rumours.”
Requested what he would say to Newey to persuade him to hitch the staff, Alonso added: “That’s between me and him.”
Why would Newey be a part of Aston Martin?
For the reason that center of final 12 months, Aston Martin have fallen away from the battle on the entrance and are fifth within the constructors’ championship after 9 rounds.
Honda will provide Aston Martin with an influence unit from 2026, when the primary season of the brand new technical laws start and Alonso has beforehand declared the staff have the most effective venture for the longer term.
The Silverstone-based staff opened a brand new manufacturing unit final 12 months and have a brand new wind tunnel which underlines their ambition to achieve F1.
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They signed Dan Fallows from Purple Bull in 2022, who was key to Sebastian Vettel’s 4 consecutive titles between 2010 and 2013, so Newey can be reunited with Fallows ought to he be a part of Aston Martin.
Signing for Aston Martin would additionally hold Newey in the UK, whereas becoming a member of Ferrari would require transferring to Italy, which can be one other consideration for the 65-year-old.
“I think everyone in this paddock wants Adrian Newey,” stated Lance Stroll.
“I hear a lot of things – mainly from you guys [the media]! Last week I heard he was going to Ferrari and now he’s coming to us. Next week he’s going to be going to Williams.
“He is a legend of the game and has extra championships than anybody on this paddock.”
On what Aston Martin can offer Newey, he continued: “It is a super-exciting manufacturing unit. It is a younger staff however a really thrilling venture.”
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Chandhok: Newey is sizing up choices
Sky Sports activities F1’s Karun Chandhok:
“Ultimately, the only individual who knows what he will do is Adrian Newey. When it was announced he was leaving Red Bull, I genuinely believed him when he said he doesn’t know what he will do next but isn’t done with F1, which I also believe, because he’s an unbelievably competitive person.
“I genuinely suppose he is sizing up his choices. Ferrari, there’s a romantic aspect of it the place we wish to see Newey, Lewis Hamilton and Ferrari collectively. However, possibly Aston Martin is the place he’s heading as a result of they’re primarily based within the UK and that is the place he has labored for many of his profession since getting back from America within the Eighties.”
Sky Sports F1’s live Spanish GP schedule
Friday June 21
7.45am: F1 Academy Apply
8:50am: F3 Apply
10am: F2 Apply
12pm: Spanish GP Apply One (session begins at 12.30pm)
1.55pm: F3 Qualifying
2.50pm: F2 Qualifying
3.35pm: Spanish GP Apply Two (session begins at 4pm)
5.25pm: F1 Academy Qualifying
6.15pm: The F1 Present
Saturday June 22
9.35am: F3 Dash
11.15am: Spanish Romagna GP Apply Three (session begins at 11.30am)
1.10pm: F2 Dash
2.10pm: Spanish GP Qualifying build-up
3pm: Spanish GP Qualifying
5pm: F1 Academy Race 1
Sunday June 23
7.45am: F1 Academy Race 2
9am: F3 Function Race
10.30am: F2 Function Race
12:30pm: Grand Prix Sunday: Spanish GP build-up
2pm: The SPANISH GRAND PRIX
4pm: Chequered Flag: Spanish GP response
Formulation 1 heads again to Europe because the championship strikes on to Barcelona for the Spanish Grand Prix and the beginning of a triple-header. Watch each session on the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya this weekend, dwell on Sky Sports activities F1. Stream each F1 race and extra with a NOW Sports activities Month Membership – No contract, cancel anytime
