Adrian Newey to Ferrari? Is it possible?
Discussion
TheDeuce said:
732NM said:
HocusPocus said:
BBC reporting the exit deal announced with mutually complimentary salutations uttered by CH and AN. Lawyers can now log off because AN is unsurprisingly available to design a 2026 car, should he so desire. Gosh, the divorce has such a friendly veneer 
Gun to the head is more appropriate. Do you feel lucky punk.Or.. he was never tied down beyond the end of this season in the first place. Who knows.
king Jordan, apparently! 
I think it's interesting how much I (and seemingly others) really wanted all this to come true - we wanted Newey to leave Red Bull, we wanted him to join a rival team, we wanted him to be free leave by Christmas and thus to make a full contribution to the other team's 2026 car. Each new BBC story confirming another step of this has put a smile on my face.
I think it's partly the chance to end one man's dominance of F1, partly the chance to see whether Newey can pull it off again at another team, partly just because it's exciting when big changes happen.
Anyway it seems like the fairy tale is coming true, now I (selfishly) just need him to design a world-beating Ferrari for Lewis to win his 8th Championship and ensure the official record books properly reflect his GOAT status
Nova Gyna said:
TheDeuce said:
732NM said:
HocusPocus said:
BBC reporting the exit deal announced with mutually complimentary salutations uttered by CH and AN. Lawyers can now log off because AN is unsurprisingly available to design a 2026 car, should he so desire. Gosh, the divorce has such a friendly veneer
Gun to the head is more appropriate. Do you feel lucky punk.Or.. he was never tied down beyond the end of this season in the first place. Who knows.
king Jordan, apparently! I think we won't ever know what happened or what deal was made to get Newey out, apparently quickly and cleanly. It hardly matter though - exciting that he's on the move... unless he does just retire
So excited by the news I had to join!
Sobering up somewhat I have to say I dont feel there is some instant desire for Newey to work against his current/previous team. Its fans that want revenge not grown ups.
Some of the motivation to leave may be the fear that Red Bull cannot make an engine from zero previous. Does he want to see his efforts wasted?
I think he will be happy to step away in the interim and see what happens in 2026.
Even though very successful you often see him checking out the other cars for ideas and inspiration.
He made Mercedes ideas work on the redbull after all this year.
I think he will most likely join Ferrari during the 2026 season after seeing if engine is not a dud and with a head full of ideas after seeing the 2026 cars.
He may follow Rory Byrne working as an outside consultant to ferrari.
Newey must be impressed at how ferrari are the only team to get close to redbull,so he knows a good team of engineers are there.
Lastly its Ferrari. Maybe he got inspiration by Lewis making the move.
Sobering up somewhat I have to say I dont feel there is some instant desire for Newey to work against his current/previous team. Its fans that want revenge not grown ups.
Some of the motivation to leave may be the fear that Red Bull cannot make an engine from zero previous. Does he want to see his efforts wasted?
I think he will be happy to step away in the interim and see what happens in 2026.
Even though very successful you often see him checking out the other cars for ideas and inspiration.
He made Mercedes ideas work on the redbull after all this year.
I think he will most likely join Ferrari during the 2026 season after seeing if engine is not a dud and with a head full of ideas after seeing the 2026 cars.
He may follow Rory Byrne working as an outside consultant to ferrari.
Newey must be impressed at how ferrari are the only team to get close to redbull,so he knows a good team of engineers are there.
Lastly its Ferrari. Maybe he got inspiration by Lewis making the move.
hondajack85 said:
So excited by the news I had to join!
Sobering up somewhat I have to say I dont feel there is some instant desire for Newey to work against his current/previous team. Its fans that want revenge not grown ups.
Some of the motivation to leave may be the fear that Red Bull cannot make an engine from zero previous. Does he want to see his efforts wasted?
I think he will be happy to step away in the interim and see what happens in 2026.
Even though very successful you often see him checking out the other cars for ideas and inspiration.
He made Mercedes ideas work on the redbull after all this year.
I think he will most likely join Ferrari during the 2026 season after seeing if engine is not a dud and with a head full of ideas after seeing the 2026 cars.
He may follow Rory Byrne working as an outside consultant to ferrari.
Newey must be impressed at how ferrari are the only team to get close to redbull,so he knows a good team of engineers are there.
Lastly its Ferrari. Maybe he got inspiration by Lewis making the move.
Welcome to Sobering up somewhat I have to say I dont feel there is some instant desire for Newey to work against his current/previous team. Its fans that want revenge not grown ups.
Some of the motivation to leave may be the fear that Red Bull cannot make an engine from zero previous. Does he want to see his efforts wasted?
I think he will be happy to step away in the interim and see what happens in 2026.
Even though very successful you often see him checking out the other cars for ideas and inspiration.
He made Mercedes ideas work on the redbull after all this year.
I think he will most likely join Ferrari during the 2026 season after seeing if engine is not a dud and with a head full of ideas after seeing the 2026 cars.
He may follow Rory Byrne working as an outside consultant to ferrari.
Newey must be impressed at how ferrari are the only team to get close to redbull,so he knows a good team of engineers are there.
Lastly its Ferrari. Maybe he got inspiration by Lewis making the move.
TheDeuce said:
Nova Gyna said:
TheDeuce said:
732NM said:
HocusPocus said:
BBC reporting the exit deal announced with mutually complimentary salutations uttered by CH and AN. Lawyers can now log off because AN is unsurprisingly available to design a 2026 car, should he so desire. Gosh, the divorce has such a friendly veneer
Gun to the head is more appropriate. Do you feel lucky punk.Or.. he was never tied down beyond the end of this season in the first place. Who knows.
king Jordan, apparently! I think we won't ever know what happened or what deal was made to get Newey out, apparently quickly and cleanly. It hardly matter though - exciting that he's on the move... unless he does just retire
Looks like the little tinker has played a blinder, so I’ll give him the benefit of the doubt.
Nova Gyna said:
Given these recent revelations, I'm torn between whether EJ has gone up in my estimation or Newey has gone down.
Looks like the little tinker has played a blinder, so I’ll give him the benefit of the doubt.
Adrian is quite a quiet, composed leader seemingly with high personal integrity. If you are in the world of F1 I think you want a super smart, "cunning as a fox" business man to buffer you from contract negotiations. Even paying Eddie 10% is probably excellent value.Looks like the little tinker has played a blinder, so I’ll give him the benefit of the doubt.
vaud said:
Nova Gyna said:
Given these recent revelations, I'm torn between whether EJ has gone up in my estimation or Newey has gone down.
Looks like the little tinker has played a blinder, so I’ll give him the benefit of the doubt.
Adrian is quite a quiet, composed leader seemingly with high personal integrity. If you are in the world of F1 I think you want a super smart, "cunning as a fox" business man to buffer you from contract negotiations. Even paying Eddie 10% is probably excellent value.Looks like the little tinker has played a blinder, so I’ll give him the benefit of the doubt.
vaud said:
Nova Gyna said:
Given these recent revelations, I'm torn between whether EJ has gone up in my estimation or Newey has gone down.
Looks like the little tinker has played a blinder, so I’ll give him the benefit of the doubt.
Adrian is quite a quiet, composed leader seemingly with high personal integrity. If you are in the world of F1 I think you want a super smart, "cunning as a fox" business man to buffer you from contract negotiations. Even paying Eddie 10% is probably excellent value.Looks like the little tinker has played a blinder, so I’ll give him the benefit of the doubt.
This is all exciting stuff to consider, the idea of Newey at Ferrari with Lewis is FAR more exciting than anything I expected to be discussing in F1 anytime soon.
We should take a moment to thank Horner for having the selfless decency to set both owners of Red Bull against one another and kick off a power battle, culminating in us seeing his texts about getting a cheeky hand job and knocking one out solo in the plane bathroom. His contribution has brightened up the sport no end
We should take a moment to thank Horner for having the selfless decency to set both owners of Red Bull against one another and kick off a power battle, culminating in us seeing his texts about getting a cheeky hand job and knocking one out solo in the plane bathroom. His contribution has brightened up the sport no end
TheDeuce said:
We should take a moment to thank Horner for having the selfless decency to set both owners of Red Bull against one another and kick off a power battle, culminating in us seeing his texts about getting a cheeky hand job and knocking one out solo in the plane bathroom. His contribution has brightened up the sport no end
< checks for offside flag > .....Just a thought: Is it possible the only reason Newey thanked EJ as his "friend and manager" is because he is leaving the sport? He's a private man, and has kept this connection quiet in the past. Going forward, everyone will view EJ's ramblings as 'from the horses mouth'.
So perhaps AN doesn't need to worry about this because he won't be negotiating any future F1 contracts?
So perhaps AN doesn't need to worry about this because he won't be negotiating any future F1 contracts?
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