Adrian Newey breaks silence on “flattering” media speculation over his F1 future

Adrian Newey admitted that he was flattered by the constant rumors surrounding his F1 future.

Adrian Newey breaks silence on “flattering” media speculation over his F1 future

Adrian Newey, Fernando Alonso, and Lando Norris (via IMAGO)

Adrian Newey is set to leave Red Bull after spending 18 long years with the team. Many people including the Red Bull team believed that the 65-year-old would take a break from his career if not completely retired. However, The British engineer is now rumored to join either Aston Martin, McLaren, or Ferrari.

Recently Adrian Newey was asked about being rumored of joining Aston Martin or Mclaren. The British engineer stated that he doesn’t read the news much so he’s not aware of the rumors. However, his wife Amanda Newey keeps him updated upon media’s praises and speculations. When he announced his departure from Red Bull, rumors also circulated about him joining Ferrari, especially since Lewis Hamilton is moving to Ferrari. People thought this pair could partner up in the Maranello-based team. He expressed that he finds it very flattering to receive such recognition for his work in Formula 1.

I have to admit, I don’t read the press very much, but of course I hear [things]. Amanda, my wife, kind of follows it and gives me a rough update, so yes, it’s very flattering, of course.
Adrian Newey told F1.com
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Adrian Newey stated that he doesn’t do the job for all this recognition. He mentioned ever since he was 10 or 11 years old, He always dreamed of being a designer in motor racing, and that has successfully achieved. Therefore, everything else that comes with it, such as awards or praise, feels like a bonus to him. Newey’s true passion had always been in creating and designing, and reaching his childhood dream is what matters most to him. Everything else is simply an added benefit to doing what he loves.

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Ultimately, it’s not why I do the job. From the age of 10 or 11 I always wanted to be a designer in motor racing, and I’ve managed to achieve that, so everything else is a bonus really.
Adrian Newey stated

Adrian Newey explains the creative process behind the RB17 Hypercar

Adrian Newey in an interview shared his thoughts about working on the RB17 Hypercar, of which 50 units will be made. Newey expressed the enjoyment he felt of creating something different. He’s been in F1 for many years and sometimes he feels to work on some different projects outside of the usual racing environment. This approach inspired him and kept his ideas fresh. By taking on new challenges, he avoided the feeling of repeating himself. This process added new energy into his work in F1 and encouraged him to think creatively when designing racing cars.

I guess there’s a number of years I’ve been in F1 that to keep myself fresh and avoid going stale, I feel sometimes I need other projects to kind of give inspiration and so forth so that when I’m in F1, I’m not feeling as if I’m always doing the same thing.
Adrian Newey explained
Adrian Newey, via IMAGO
Adrian Newey, via IMAGO

Newey’s Valkyrie was the first project that inspired him to explore new ideas. After completing that he began to think about what his next project could be. He stated he didn’t want to create a second version of Valkyrie but something unique and different. The 65-year-old said he spent a lot of time thinking about this and considering various options. He knew that coming up with a fresh concept was important, so he took his time to plan and reflect on what could come next in his design journey and the RB17 was discovered. Each RB17 will cost $6.2 million.

The Valkyrie was the first project in that mould, then I kind of started to think what can be the next project? I didn’t want to simply do Valkyrie 2, it had to be something different. I pondered that for quite a while.
Adrian Newey added

Certainly, Adrian Newey stated as a motorcars designer he wanted to work on something new apart from F1 and the earlier project Valkyrie which he worked on. Project Valkyrie inspired him to explore new ideas, rather than just creating another version of it.

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