“I regret not working with Fernando Alonso”I said months ago Adrian Neweyconsidered the best car designer in F1 history after creating cars that won 13 drivers’ titles and 12 constructors’ titles in F1. Therefore, in press conference announcing Adrian Newey’s arrival at Aston Martin As a full-time technical leader from March 2, 2025 and as a shareholder of the English brand, the F1 aerodynamics guru recalled that with Aston Martin he will fulfill one of his desires that he left to fulfill in the ‘Great Circus’, who works alongside the man from Oviedo.
“I’ve known Lance Stroll since his F3 days. My son Larry competed with Lance at the time and I admired him. He dominated the second half of the year in F3. Meanwhile, “Fernando and I have been fighting for many years and he was once my main enemy,” Newey argued about an Alonso in which his Red Bull, with Vettel as leader, competed against a Fernando who made him suffer despite driving an inferior Ferrari in the years 2010 and 2012, when the Asturian lost of the title in the final race of those courses.
“We are close to Alonso joining Red Bull for the 2009 season”
“We were close to Alonso joining Red Bull in 2008 for the 2009 season, but unfortunately it didn’t happen, which was a shame, and that’s why we continue to fight against each other. He’s a legend of the sport, so I really Want to start working with him,” argued Newey.
Alonso: “”We’ve been fighting this for years”
Fernando Alonso He took to the stage afterwards and also referred to those years of battling Adrian Newey’s dominant cars and the importance of his signing for Aston Martin.
“We have been fighting each other for many years. Adrian has been more of an inspiration because thanks to Adrian, his talent and his cars, we have all improved as drivers, as engineers, as a team.. .we all have to raise the bar to be able to compete”. said Fernando in Adrian Newey’s presentation.
“This is an incredible day for the team. The vision of Lawrence (Stroll, owner) is taking shape in this building, with Adrian, with Aramco, with Honda, with the new wind tunnel (available at later this year). I would say without a doubt that this is the team of the future. For me, it’s an incredible opportunity professionally to work with Adrian and continue to wear this green that I feel proud of,” argument.
“And on the personal side, it’s an incredible opportunity, to work with these people from whom you learn so much. I was talking to Lance (Stroll, his partner) a few weeks ago about the incredible opportunity we have to witness working with Lawrence and everyone at Aston Martin, where we are learning a lot inside and off track. . And that is also part of our personal growth,” concluded Alonso before heading to Baku (Azerbaijan), where a new F1 World Cup race will be held this weekend.
“It’s a huge day. It’s been said, but I think it’s the most exciting day in the history of the team,” he said. for his part Lance Strolling. “Adrian has won more titles than anyone in the paddock and now he will wear the green. 2026 is not far away, where there will be new regulations, new opportunities and we are building a great team that there’s a lot of talent that Adrian is joining right now. So we approach it with great enthusiasm,” concluded the Canadian pilot.
Source: La Verdad
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