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Newey to Aston Martin could be helped with Dan Fallows link

Is this luring Newey to Aston Martin? 'More important than the financials'

14 August at 16:00
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  • Matt Gretton
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The next career move for Adrian Newey remains a mystery. Retirement has been questioned, but the general consensus among key people in F1 is that he'll want to move to another Formula 1 team. The designer announced his departure from Red Bull Racing in May, and speculation has been rife since. Ted Kravitz wonders whether Aston Martin's current Technical Director is helping lure him in.

Since the announcement, Newey has been heavily linked with Ferrari and Aston Martin. Other teams have been mentioned, including McLaren, but CEO Zak Brown confirmed he is not trying to sign the Brit because he is happy with his team. That leaves Lawerence Stroll's team and the Italian Scuderia as the two front runners.

What will attract Newey to an F1 team?

"The financial recompenses is important in terms of your value to a team. I think it's more important for the people he is working with, the environment he is working under and where he is working. Maybe a move to Italy is too much of a stretch at his age," Kravitz said on the Sky Sports F1 podcast.

Kravitz went on to highlight Lawrence Stroll's investment over recent years. The team has opened a brand new factory at its Silverstone base and will get its own wind tunnel. The pundit suggests these factors will lure in Newey as well as working with a former friend from Red Bull.

"He already has Dan Fallows who he worked with successfully at Red Bull Racing. I would imagine he spoke to Fallows about the place, what's it like. I asked Fallows about this in Hungary, asking if he would be happy to bring him back. He said 'Adrian is a relentless, unstoppable F1 competitor. I would be amazed if he didn't join another team. I would welcome working with him again at Aston Martin'," Kravitz added.

Aston Martin driver Fernando Alonso has previously shown interest in working with Newey. The two-time World Champion weighed up working with him in the paddock at the Miami Grand Prix weekend, and labelled him as the best ever.