Newey, it's a market duel between Aston Martin and Ferrari

by VALERIO BARRETTA

Newey-Aston Martin, contact

In addition to the driver market, which is always capable of attracting the primary interest of professionals, in Formula 1 there is an equally important market of engineers and designers. Perhaps more important, certainly less advertised. A truth that however does not apply to Adrian Neweythe greatest of Formula 1 designers, who designed the jewels that allowed Red Bull to dominate the ground effect era.

With the recent turbulence within Red Bull, however, Newey has been “disputed” between the Austrian clans and Chris Horner. It is clear that having the designer on your side (an objective which Helmut Marko appears to have achieved) provides strength in the power struggle within Milton Keynes. But it is precisely this battle that allows the other teams to step in to snatch a Newey who is certainly unhappy at being “put in the middle” by people with whom he has worked (and won) for almost 20 years. In the last few hours aoffer from Aston Martin which confirms the rumors of a contact that we previously reported to you.

The Ferrari offer

Ferrari's interest, however, is there and is still very strong. According to information gathered by our editorial team, contacts between Newey and the Maranello team are still very intense. In fact, a market duel is taking place between Ferrari and Aston Martin to secure the brilliant designer. As our Pino Allievi had reported, in fact, the redhead has already been in contact with the Brit for some time and the advanced state of the negotiations has been confirmed. If that of Ferrari is certainly a fascinating hypothesis for a series of reasons (not least the collateral nautical project), that of Aston Martin was also taken into consideration, since the Silverstone headquarters is located a stone's throw from Milton Keynes .