Fernando Alonso breaks silence on Adrian Newey to Aston Martin rumors

Adrian Newey is highly unlikely to consider a move to Aston Martin amidst rumors of him already finalizing a deal with Ferrari.

Fernando Alonso breaks silence on Adrian Newey to Aston Martin rumors

Fernando Alonso and Adrian Newey (via IMAGO)

Adrian Newey‘s decision to exit Red Bull from the coming season came as a shocker to everyone on the grid. There was no concrete reason behind this sudden departure. However, there have been multiple rumors suggesting the aero-genius to move to Aston Martin, Ferrari, etc. Hence, since then, Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso has broken silence over the rumors.

Fernando Alonso reckoned that there were a lot of questions regarding Adrian Newey‘s move to Aston Martin. However, the 42-year-old explained that all the stories or the rumors were put forth by the same source. As a result, there wasn’t much credibility in the claims if the same source curated them. Additionally, Alonso mentioned that Newey was spotted in Ferrari at 12 pm before the Canadian GP.

There are many questions on that. I read the rumours and stories, it all came from the same source. It's rumours. And, 12pm before Canada, he was at Ferrari.
Fernando Alonso said, as reported by planetf1.com.

Adrian Newey’s exit meant that Red Bull could see a massive impact on their performance by the new regulations in 2026. Additionally, the technical wizard will take a lot of knowledge about Milton Keynes’ development to another constructor. Moreover, Aston Martin had previously initiated interest in Newey after acquiring a deal with Honda for a power unit.

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Fernando Alonso claims his talks with Adrian Newey about joining Aston Martin were ‘between them’

Fernando Alonso had been the prime candidate for multiple coveted seats in the pinnacle of motorsport. However, the Asturian showcased his allegiance by striking a multi-year deal with Aston Martin for the coming seasons. Additionally, Silverstone’s current degrading form could receive a massive upgrade after Adrian Newey’s addition to the team of engineers.

Red Bull's Adrian Newey
Adrian Newey(via IMAGO)

Alonso was questioned regarding his wishes to see the aero-genius work for the Aston Martin racing suit. Although it would’ve been extremely helpful to acquire the Englishman in the team, the 42-year-old didn’t answer clearly. Fernando Alonso claimed that his convincing Newey to join Silverstone would be kept secret and only between them.

That keeps between him and me.
Fernando Alonso added.

Aston Martin’s start to the 2024 season has been a stark difference from their previous season’s beginning. Hence, this showcased that, while the rival teams took great learnings, Silverstone lost the development war. As a result, the remainder of the season will witness the constructor bring in multiple in-season upgrades to improve any performance available.

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