In response to a report from Italian media, legendary Method 1 designer and engineer Adrian Newey has selected his future within the sport.
Per the report from Italian outlet Autosprint, that call will see him be part of Aston Martin on a whopping four-year contract price $100 million. It’s alleged that Newey was swayed by Lawrence Stroll’s imaginative and prescient for the staff’s future, a imaginative and prescient that features a huge new, purpose-built Silverstone-based campus. Moreover, the staff is switching to a Honda-supplied energy unit for the 2026 season, simply as the brand new laws arrive.
Autosprint additionally asserts that the deal is not going to be introduced till subsequent month, on account of contractual language in Newey’s present contract with Pink Bull. In response to the report, “the settlement will probably be introduced originally of September as a result of, till August, all contractual ties between the designer and Pink Bull stop any sort of communication that’s not linked to their employment relationship.”
Ever because it was introduced forward of the Miami Grand Prix that Newey could be leaving Pink Bull following this season, the legendary designer has been linked with some completely different groups. Ferrari, Williams, and just lately McLaren have been all linked along with his providers, together with Aston Martin. If this report is true, it appears Newey has made up his thoughts to forged his lot with Stroll and firm.
Aston Martin, nevertheless, didn’t verify the information this morning. Reached for remark by Planet F1 the staff had this to say: “The Aston Martin Aramco F1 staff is a really interesting mission with Lawrence Stroll’s imaginative and prescient, a state-of-the-art new Expertise Campus and thrilling partnerships with Aramco and Honda. Many high-profile people throughout all areas of the staff are linked to the mission however we don’t have something to announce.”
We are going to see if that adjustments in just a few weeks.
