F1 | Newey leaves Red Bull to go to Aston Martin or Ferrari?

You can imagine it like this. Adrian Newey has been working at Red Bull's headquarters in Milton Keynes for nineteen years. The latest troubled events of the team led him to make a painful and radical decision, namely that of leaving the team with which he won the most, the adventure that consecrated him as the technical 'genius' of Formula 1.

Leaving the main entrance of Red Bull, at number 3 Bradbourne Drive, Newey has two options: turn left and travel the 23 miles that separate him from the Aston Martin headquarters, or head towards Luton airport and go up a direct flight to Bologna, where there will be a sign waiting for him with Prancing Horse on a yellow background.

At sixty-five Newey could easily say goodbye to everyone and immerse himself in a well-deserved and golden retirement, he has given a lot to the world of Motorsport and received in return everything an engineer could wish for. But for those who are lucky enough to transform passion into work in life, unplugging is not easy, especially if there is no sign of a decline in their professional career. Newey wants to move forward and he has two paths ahead of him, both lead to the same goal but the scenarios are different.

The offer he received from Aston Martin, anticipated last March 29 by motorsport.com, would allow him not to have to move from England, his permanent home with the exception of a stint in the United States at the beginning of his career. The Silverstone team is in the midst of a great relaunch wanted by Lawrence Stroll, and the arrival of Newey in the technical staff would complete an exceptional mosaic.

However, there is also the Ferrari temptation. There have been rumors in the paddock for some time that John Elkann and Frederic Vasseur are interested in him, and it wouldn't be the first time that Newey has found himself receiving attention from the Scuderia.

On two other occasions he never went beyond a preliminary interview, but as happened with Lewis Hamilton, this time there is the certainty that it is the last call. Ending your career in 'red' has its undoubted charm, and even for a landing in Maranello the timing is the right one, the team is strongly committed to a relaunch to return to winning that world title that has been missing for 16 years. Signing the feat would be the final gem.

Financially the most attractive offer is probably that of Aston Martin (there is talk of a proposal of 100 million for 4 seasons) but at this point in Newey's career it is not so much a question of salary. If the choice falls on the Silverstone team, he will find the Honda with which he collaborated in the current Red Bull cycle, and Fernando Alonso, a driver he has always respected.

It's a solid base, but the 'red' adventure bundle must be taken into account. Moving to Maranello would mean finding yourself working with Lewis Hamilton (again, a long-standing desire) but facing more unknowns, leaving the comfort zone of the British world. A man with Newey's experience, however, is fully aware of what it would mean to bring the Scuderia back to world success, and this too will be in his thoughts at an undoubtedly not simple but terribly fascinating moment.