Adrian Newey joins Aston Martin - reaction from Pedro de la Rosa

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🗓️ 10 September 2024

⏱️ 56 minutes

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After more than 30 years in Formula 1, winning an unprecedented 25 World Championships with Williams, McLaren and Red Bull, legendary designer Adrian Newey has signed a multi-year deal with Aston Martin to become their managing technical partner and a shareholder in the company. He’ll start work with the team in March 2025.

Why has Newey chosen Aston instead of Ferrari and Lewis Hamilton? What will he bring to Lawrence Stroll’s team? Do they have everything Newey needs to be successful? How will he work with Fernando Alonso? And is this the signing that will turn Aston Martin into World Champions?

Tom Clarkson asks Aston ambassador Pedro de la Rosa all the key questions about a huge moment in the team’s history, before discussing the other big talking points ahead of this weekend’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix in Baku.

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GO INSIDE THE MIND OF ADRIAN NEWEY, ONE OF F1’S GREATEST DESIGNERS
Hear Adrian Newey talk you through his thought-processes when designing Formula 1 cars, how his passion for engineering began and why he’s had so much success on F1 Beyond The Grid with Tom Clarkson.

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0:00.0	Certainly the most exciting news in our Aston Martin's formula in history and I think probably the most exciting news in Formula One in general.
0:10.0	Adrian knew we will be joining us as first and foremost a shareholder and our
0:16.2	technical managing partner of our Formula One team.
0:21.0	I felt as if I needed a new challenge and I felt I've been lucky enough to have achieved what I aspire to from the age of 10 or 12, which was simply to be a designer.
0:35.8	I don't even knew the word engineer in motor racing.
0:39.2	But you have to be honest with yourself, you have to keep yourself fresh.
0:42.0	And so I felt I needed a new
0:44.5	challenge. Very flattered to have a lot of approaches from various teams but
0:48.7	really Lawrence's passion and commitment and enthusiasm is very endearing it is very persuasive.
0:57.1	It became very natural choice.
0:59.2	Adrian arguably is the greatest in the world at what he does. There's nobody who's come close to winning as many world championships.
1:07.6	He's a gentleman, he's a winner, he's a competitor, and he has the passion and desire to win as to why Adrian is key key key and the biggest part of the puzzle
1:20.2	Certainly from a technical point of view from a technical point of view, from a leadership point of view,
1:24.8	know that he will be leading the team, and I think that will have a trickle-down effect
1:29.7	throughout the whole organization. It's official.
1:37.0	Aston Martin have announced the signing of Adrian Newy on a multi-year deal.
1:43.0	Regarded by many as the greatest F1 designer of all time,
1:47.0	Newy has contributed to a combined 25 drivers and
1:51.0	constructors titles with Williams, McLaren and Red Bull over more than three decades in the sport.
1:57.1	Earlier this year Adrian confirmed he'd be leaving his role as Red Bull's chief technical officer
2:02.0	to seek a new challenge and we now know what that challenge is.
2:06.0	Welcome everyone to F1 Nation. I'm Tom Clarkson and joining me is Aston Martin Ambassador Pedro de la Roten.
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