Newey convinced by Lawrence Stroll and Alonso
The news of Adrian Newey’s arrival at Aston Martin from next season has led to the general belief that, with this move, Lawrence Stroll’s team has managed to secure the most important piece of the F1 chessboard. A piece that will allow the Silverstone team to have all the credentials to compete for the world title in 2026 with the exodus of the new Formula 1 cars designed according to the revolutionized technical regulations. According to Newey himself, the possibility of collaborating with Fernando Alonso and Lawrence Stroll had a major influence on the choice to work with Aston Martin. These are the words of the English designer to Sky Sports UK:
“I never hid the fact that I wanted working with Fernando and I wanted to work with Lewis. And since they are on different teams, I couldn’t fulfill both wishes. I accepted the offer for various reasons. In particular for the offer of shares and partnerships of Lawrence and his commitment, and the fact that he is the last or only one of that old model of a single active team owner like Frank or Williams or Ron Dennis or Eddie Jordan. That was the model 20 years ago. Lawrence is the only one of that model now.“
Voices out of the chorus of celebrations
However, there are also some dissenting voices among the experts who see It is precisely in these motivations that the weak points lie, painting the marriage between Newey and Aston Martin as the only possible solution for both parties. Among these voices is that of Joe Sawardan English journalist and expert who has been frequenting the paddock for decades and who, speaking on the podcast Missed Apexthus commented on the hiring of Adrian Newey at Lawrence Stroll’s court
“Adrian Newey, he’s 65, he’s tired, he doesn’t necessarily want to work all the time. Wants to work with a mature driver who may not be as fast as he once was, but everyone thinks he is, (Alonso ed.) and a guy who will never become a world champion, unless his dad buys the fastest car and then fires the fastest driver (Lance Stroll ed.). The fact is that Aston Martin have tried to buy everyone so far, and they hired the aerodynamics guy from Red Bull, (Dan Fallows ed.) they hired a lot of other people from other teams and the team is still dragging itself to fifth place in the championship with 74 points. So money can’t buy you success. I spoke to the Team Principals, which I do regularly, and believe me There were a lot of people who wanted to have Adrian, but not on his unrealistic terms.”
Saward concluded his reflection on this passage with a bad omen
“Winston Churchill was also a fantastic leader, and then he was defeated in an election, wasn’t he? You know if you stay in a world, while the world goes on, you have to keep up to date. And if you don’t you are still a hero for what you achieved in the past, but you are no longer a hero, day by day.”
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