Adrian Newey andHe’s the guy everyone wants. Above all, Ferrari, who want the best engineer in F1 history to lead them back to titles after a multi-year drought and have a chance for Hamilton to achieve a record 8 F1 world titles wearing red But Adrian decided on Aston Martin and fulfilled one of his wishes: to be with Fernando Alonso.
Newey He already explained at the presentation of his signing for Aston Martin the time it took him to make his decision and the reasons why he was chosen Aston Martin instead Ferrari or other teams that want him as Williams, McLaren or Alpine.
Fernando Alonso had weight in his decision since Newey repeated for years that one of the ‘thorns’ he had was not agreeing with Fernando, although he also wanted to work with Hamilton. But Fernando can also be important in the months when the Englishman has to make a decision.
And the Spanish driver himself revealed at a press conference in Baku that he tried to convince him through text messages and during a conversation they had in Monaco.
“I actually sent him a message, because I’m sure everyone did. Everyone wanted to talk to him. I also saw him at the Monaco Historic Grand Prix, where he was competing. And we spent half an hour talking. I don’t know, we all tried to persuade him and I think in the end Lawrence (Stroll, owner of Aston Martin), his vision, the new factory and what Aston Martin has for the future with Honda (it will supply its engines exclusively to Aston Martin with the regulatory change in 2026) I think the main factors to join Aston Martin,” Alonso said at the press conference before the 2024 F1 Azerbaijan GP.
Source: La Verdad
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