Adrian Newey to Ferrari? Is it possible?

[HTP99]

I heard Newey walked past an Aston dealership a couple of years back, a clue maybe?!

[Man-At-Arms]

With Pat Symonds leaving F1 as CTO, perhaps Newey will replace him ?

[epom]

Rumors of him going to Chelsea now too. It would be on a 5 year contract but he would only have to do approx 6 months.

[Megaflow]

Mark ‘Elvis’ Priestley saying lots of rumours circulating at Monaco that a deal has been done with Ferrari

[TheDeuce]

Megaflow said:

Mark ‘Elvis’ Priestley saying lots of rumours circulating at Monaco that a deal has been done with Ferrari

The rumours are nothing new!

But if by rumours he means.. it's an open secret at this point? Which I'd assume it is and everyone meets up at GP weekends to share and confirm what they've heard, no doubt.

[Victor.Lee]

Just constant rumours, people claiming a close inside source, or whatever. Just over Monaco weekend we get the rumour that Flavio is looking to get Newey at Alpine. Now a couple days ago F1 Insider claiming Mercedes offering Newey a deal with shares worth 1.1 billion pounds..... Williams and McLaren in the mix with rumoured offers.

[TheDeuce]

Victor.Lee said:

Just constant rumours, people claiming a close inside source, or whatever. Just over Monaco weekend we get the rumour that Flavio is looking to get Newey at Alpine. Now a couple days ago F1 Insider claiming Mercedes offering Newey a deal with shares worth 1.1 billion pounds..... Williams and McLaren in the mix with rumoured offers.

I'm sure at least McLaren and Mercedes must have offered. The Ferrari rumour seems the most convincing and most repeated.. Along with Lewis's reaction when asked, and the general 'it makes so much sense' vibes.

Although if Merc offered him 1.1bn in shares, he should take that - he could buy a better boat then

[thegreenhell]

Nobody is offering anybody £1.1bn in shares. That's ridiculous. That would make him the biggest shareholder in the team.

[TheDeuce]

thegreenhell said:

Nobody is offering anybody £1.1bn in shares. That's ridiculous. That would make him the biggest shareholder in the team.

I suppose that's why it was put forward as an example of a daft rumour

Of course, it's not true.

[epom]

Spotted driving his classic Ferrari yesterday which all but confirms it’s a done deal.
Part of the deal is that he gets to design a new car. A Fernewey.

[SpudLink]

epom said:

Spotted driving his classic Ferrari yesterday which all but confirms it’s a done deal.
Part of the deal is that he gets to design a new car. A Fernewey.

As I said previously in the thread, I think designing a new Ferrari boat is more likley.

[PlywoodPascal]

But they already have the portofino

[hondajack85]

If AN hasn't signed for a team in the next 2 years, is he allowed to wander around the grid taking notes?
Its not like every other designer is a fool and im sure he gets a lot of ideas from what he sees on othe cars.
Too many risks joining another team early and producing unknown ideas.
Mercedes is a prime example. Should have gone safe for previous new regs but jumped in with super radical ideas that didn't work.
Obvious danger is he may sit watching f1 on the telly and realize how boring and pointless it all is lol.

[Derek Smith]

Sky podcast reckons Sainz and Newey to Williams. I'd like either, but I think both would be fantastic.

[Leithen]

Derek Smith said:

Sky podcast reckons Sainz and Newey to Williams. I'd like either, but I think both would be fantastic.

I might get rather drunk, over a number of days, if Newey went to Williams and Sainz delivered a world championship with them, denying Ferrari the title.

[TheDeuce]

Leithen said:

Derek Smith said:

Sky podcast reckons Sainz and Newey to Williams. I'd like either, but I think both would be fantastic.

I might get rather drunk, over a number of days, if Newey went to Williams and Sainz delivered a world championship with them, denying Ferrari the title.

How drunk will you get when you learn it's all bks?

[Leithen]

TheDeuce said:

Leithen said:

Derek Smith said:

Sky podcast reckons Sainz and Newey to Williams. I'd like either, but I think both would be fantastic.

I might get rather drunk, over a number of days, if Newey went to Williams and Sainz delivered a world championship with them, denying Ferrari the title.

How drunk will you get when you learn it's all bks?

Normal levels of imbibement will remain unchanged.

[thegreenhell]

Surely Sainz wouldn't still be taking his time thinking about it if he knew Newey was heading there.

[Teatowell]

thegreenhell said:

Surely Sainz wouldn't still be taking his time thinking about it if he knew Newey was heading there.

I would wonder whether Bottas is a better fit at Williams. They seem to rate Albon and he was very much be a known quantity for Vowles and team player.

[richhead]

HTP99 said:

I heard Newey walked past an Aston dealership a couple of years back, a clue maybe?!

i heard he walked past a starbucks the other day, may be a change of job is on the cards lol