Newey, stay or go?
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I can see him going. Ferrari are desperate, if they bend to his demands of total technical freedom, he could very well go.
Look at it from his perspective:
1) Total technical freedom
2) Massive pay cheque
3) Returns Ferrari to winning ways
It would take a strong man to turn it down, on the condition they offer him the freedom he will want.
Look at it from his perspective:
1) Total technical freedom
2) Massive pay cheque
3) Returns Ferrari to winning ways
It would take a strong man to turn it down, on the condition they offer him the freedom he will want.
Megaflow said:
I can see him going. Ferrari are desperate, if they bend to his demands of total technical freedom, he could very well go.
Look at it from his perspective:
1) Total technical freedom
2) Massive pay cheque
3) Returns Ferrari to winning ways
It would take a strong man to turn it down, on the condition they offer him the freedom he will want.
This.Look at it from his perspective:
1) Total technical freedom
2) Massive pay cheque
3) Returns Ferrari to winning ways
It would take a strong man to turn it down, on the condition they offer him the freedom he will want.
It would not surprise me if Ferrari built him his own design studio or whatever else he needs in the UK, and/or relocates significant assets from Maranello. When you're talking about £millions involved in F1 - building facilities is nothing.
They have to do something, what they're currently doing isn't working, including being remote from Motorsport Valley.
Edited by Durzel on Monday 12th May 13:37
Does Newey not own a bit of RBR? Not that in the world of contracts and money does this count for anything but I harbour the belief that Red Bull will eventually bail out of F1 and sell the team on (Porsche??) at which point, those who own a bit of it will stand to see a very nice pay day.
One scenario that might play out is a neat swap; Vettel and Newey in exchange for Alonso and a nice bit of Santander wedge.
One scenario that might play out is a neat swap; Vettel and Newey in exchange for Alonso and a nice bit of Santander wedge.
Gaz. said:
Just what the media spoon feed the fans time and again, as most of the fans don't have any other contact with F1 than via the media (and things like that never seem to be corrected either) then those articles are taken at face value. I'd be more than happy for you to correct both statements 
if he'd left Williams because they wouldn't offer him shares, he certainly didn't receive that at McLaren...so that wasn't the driver for him leaving them. And RD was happy about providing him with a sabbatical to design an Americas Cup yacht too, so once again, not a driver for him leaving McLaren. At an event at the Design Museum several years ago, he told me that it was the excitement of being in at the birth of an F1 eam with proper funding (unlike Leyton House) that lured him to Red Bull...plus Horner's promise that he'd sweet talk RD into allowing his beloved drawing board to find its way out of the back door
As an engineer you would think he would prefer to work for a team that has control over both the engine and body. He seems to loathe the compromises he has to make for the Renault engine and while there will always be compromise for the power unit at least if it is being made by the same company one would assume he would have input on any engine design decisions regarding placement of ancillaries etc.
Surely this would be the lure of Ferrari?
Surely this would be the lure of Ferrari?
belleair302 said:
Next stop racing yachts with Red Bull or Oracle and the USA....where he has lived and worked before.
Now, here's a funny thing, there is a chap in America with a soft spot for racing and a very big bank balance who is just setting up an F1 team... his other racing team is a partnership with one of the drivers, so he's used to not wholly owning a complete set up.Designs a car, plays with the boats, everyone is happy ?
noell35 said:
As an engineer you would think he would prefer to work for a team that has control over both the engine and body. He seems to loathe the compromises he has to make for the Renault engine and while there will always be compromise for the power unit at least if it is being made by the same company one would assume he would have input on any engine design decisions regarding placement of ancillaries etc.
Surely this would be the lure of Ferrari?
That makes sense.Surely this would be the lure of Ferrari?
williamp said:
When the Chinese race was on he was at silverstone, as a guest of Porsche for the WEC race
And there's already a degree of Red Bull involvement at Porsche, regs are certainly more free reign than F1. Personally I think an offer from Ferrari has been made but don't think he'll go.
DanielSan said:
And there's already a degree of Red Bull involvement at Porsche, regs are certainly more free reign than F1.
Personally I think an offer from Ferrari has been made but don't think he'll go.
I think it's attractive to Newey - full control over engine and car, plus he'll finally be able to own a bit of the company (well, Fiat anyway), and they have that fantastic garage full of amazing old cars, and a test track, to cock about with. Personally I think an offer from Ferrari has been made but don't think he'll go.
I guess some kind of run at LMP might be in the offing too, and that would be a real challenge.
The question is money. Or more to the point...has Ainslie persuaded Dieter to front up the dosh for a GBR Americas Cup run on an AN sabattical? The competition right now is Alonso v Ainslie as they are the two trump cards. To be fair Ferrari and the Americas Cup are both equal draws. Id never bet against Ainslie though...
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