Adrien Newey was the big name of Formula 1 the last few months. Before closing your arrival at Aston Martin was the most sought after engineer of the automotive scene. As expected, after learning that Newey would not continue Red Bullthe big teams started to think about the possibility of his arrival.
One of them was Mercedes. Totto Wolff, the boss of the German team, admitted in a statement to ‘RacingNews365’ that it had occurred to him to opt for Newey: “I thought about him and James and I talked about it. We developed an idea and came to the conclusion that we have confidence in the structure we have today and we want to continue on this path. That said, we both have great respect for Newey, but we move away from it because we believe in our team.
Wolff also admitted that he knew that Mercedes not having the best time. The German team was no longer competitive after the break and saw its the running pace has decreased considerably. The German manager did not end the Singapore GP happy.
“It was a painful night. Finishing fourth and sixth is not good, especially when you start third and fourth. We are suffering at the moment with the circuits in those which are hot and hard in traction. This happened in Singapore and Baku as well, but that is no excuse. This is what we have for now and if the fastest car is a minute behind your first car, It’s a difficult thing to accept” concludes Wolff.
