Fernando Alonso is happy with the arrival of Adrien Newey has Aston Martin. The two-time world champion greeted the British engineer with a big smile and a “finally”. This shows the Spanish driver’s willingness to work alongside the best engineer in the world. They have been competing against each other for many years and almost always, the former Red Bull player comes out on top. But it’s over. The long wait is over and the two Formula 1 legends will join forces next season.
Newey smiled after hearing Alonso’s “finally”after which the two melted into a warm embrace and a handshake. Fernando will finally work with the engineer he has wanted to work with his whole life. Lawrence Stroll did everything he could to ensure that this opportunity did not escape the British team. Even though there were rumors that Adrian could end up at Ferrari, the Canadian businessman put down his checkbook to finally convince him.
“Enjoy it”Stroll told the Spaniard when presenting the British engineer as the new member of the team from 2025. This is a historic moment. The best engineer in F1 and the best driver are joining their paths after many years of battling against each other. Newey has been tasked with revolutionizing the sport at Red Bull, creating a car that has dominated the world championship in recent years.
I couldn’t stop smiling. I had the illusion of a child on Christmas day 🥹❤️
This is how Fernando Alonso experienced Adrian Newey’s presentation with Aston Martin 😍#BoxBox 🏁 pic.twitter.com/WLH5nU3Haw
– DAZN Spain (@DAZN_ES) September 19, 2024
“We fought for 20 years, and I lost most of them…”Alonso told Newey upon his arrival at Aston Martin headquarters in a previously unseen video from the day his signing was announced published by DAZN. In case anyone had any doubts about the engineer’s commitment to this new project and especially to creating a winning car by 2026, his wife confirms it: “Goodbye, nice to meet you…”, she says to her husband, aware that you will see little of him from next year.
Alonso offered part of his salary to sign him
When Alonso heard the news that Adrian Newey was leaving Red Bull, he spoke to Lawrence Stroll to convince him to sign him. The truth is that his signing for Aston Martin has been very televised in recent months. In fact, the Aston Martin boss admitted that it had been “probably the worst kept secret in the world“.
During the presentation of Adrian Newey, Stroll revealed Fernando Alonso’s desire to work with the engineer, so much so that he was willing to give up part of his salary to allocate it to the signing of the British: “Let me tell you how excited I was. Fernando. He told me: “Boss, whatever it takes, I will give you 20% of my salary.”‘”, he commented between laughs.
Although the Asturian did not remain silent and corrected the boss: “10, 10 percent!! “You already said 20 last week.”. This good atmosphere reflects the happiness and the desire that the double Formula 1 world champion had to work with the best engineer in the world. Of course, we will have to wait until 2025 for the pairing to start taking shape.
