From next year Aston Martin will have Adrian Newey as a big boss of engineering and will automatically become a candidate for everything in Formula 1. He says so Nigel Mansellwho was champion of the competition in 1992.
In comments reported by ‘Motor.es’, Mansell calls for “attention” on the team he drives for Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll: “This is a wonderful opportunity for Adrian…”.
“And I think the fact that he went to Aston Martin is very wise of him, because Won’t get caught up in Ferrari politics and the accompanying hype. As soon as I heard that Ferrari was possibly opposing Adrian’s desired wage bill, I thought it was short-sighted on their part,” said the former Formula 1 driver.
He stresses that Ferrari made a mistake by not betting much on the engineer: “I think Ferrari should lick their wounds a bit because they should have caught him, but all the credit goes to Aston Martin. They missed an opportunity because whoever gets Adrian Newey is almost guaranteed to have fantastic years.” “Aston Martin has done something very special in acquiring their services.”
“People probably also underestimated the fact that Adrian was not completely satisfied in recent years with Red Bull. Now, being in the UK with Aston Martin, I think Adrian “You’ll find a little more energy and a little more direction.”said.
If Newey ‘feels comfortable’ he will be capable of anything in the green team: “I’m sure he will with Aston Martin, keep an eye on this space. He could do something very special .”
“Red Bull showed that without him they lost their dominance. What’s the one thing they lost? Adrian Newey,” he said. Max Verstappen is in big trouble with the McLaren of Lando Norris closing in. Red Bull is no longer the fastest car on the grid. By difference.
