This is the content of the text message that Fernando Alonso wrote to Adrian Newey to convince him

Fernando Alonso it was revealed that after the presentation of the signing of Adrian Newey through Aston Martin who tried to persuade the best engineer and F1 car designer in history by sending him “some message” on your personal mobile phone. Furthermore, he revealed that he had met Newey and He was chatting with her at the last Monaco Historic GP, where they spent “half an hour talking”.

Now, a month after those words, Fernando Alonso himself revealed on the official website of the Aston Martin team the content of the text message he sent to Adrian Newey.

“I was hoping that Adrian would join us when he decided to leave with his previous team (Red Bull). To begin with, you dream that it could be a real possibility. There were a couple of rumors that he was going to join different .teams (in particular, at Ferrari), and I asked Lawrence (Stroll, owner of Aston Martin), Martin Whitmarsh and some people from the group if we contacted Adrian, I even contacted her,” he argued before revealing the contents of the text he sent to his personal phone.

“I had his phone number and I sent him a message: ‘surprisingly, if you think you’d like a new challenge, I’d love to work with you one day'”Fernando Alonso revealed.

Alonso tried to help Aston Martin

In the last Azerbaijan GP of F1 2024, after the presentation of the British engineer with Aston Martin, a team where he can start working in March 2025, Fernando already explained that he tried to convince Newey about the possibility of him leaving for Ferrari with Lewis Hamilton.

“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 encourage him and I think ultimately Lawrence (Stroll), 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 a regulatory change in 2026) I think they are the main reasons for him to join Aston Martin.”Alonso declared on that occasion. Now, a month after those words, the content of that text message is now known.

It will be remembered that Adrian Newey has repeated that several times One of the thorns in his career was not being able to work with Fernando Alonso or Lewis Hamilton.

“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 I want to start working with him,” Newey said a month ago.

Finally, he chose to link his future to Aston Martin with the Asturianaccording to the aerodynamics wizard, above all, for one main and different reason: Lawrence Stroll’s way of directing the British firm’s project.

“If you go back 20 years, what we used to call crew chiefs were the owners: Frank Williams, Ron Dennis, etc. And in this new era, he’s the only team owner who’s active on the team. And it’s a different feeling to see him involved Like from the old school. And the opportunity to be a shareholder and partner is something that has never been offered to me. So it’s a bit different, a different role and one that I’m looking forward to developing. And I think it became a natural choice.”Newey said in his presentation.