Aston Martin can supply Adrian Newey the advantages of being a part of a “younger” and “thrilling” undertaking, reckons Lance Stroll.
The Silverstone-based staff has ramped up its efforts to lure the star designer on board as soon as his present contract with Pink Bull ends within the first quarter of subsequent 12 months.
Whereas quite a lot of groups are within the hunt to attempt to safe Newey’s providers, it has emerged that Aston Martin is doing all it may well to succeed after it gave the Briton a personal manufacturing unit tour not too long ago.
It’s understood that Aston Martin tried to maintain the go to secret, by requesting workers depart the ability when Newey was there, however information of it has nonetheless leaked out.
Whereas Newey is unlikely to hurry making a name on what he does, with Ferrari staff boss Fred Vasseur additionally understood to have spoken personally to him, the battle to win him over appears to be like more likely to be fairly intense.
However whereas different choices like Ferrari, McLaren and Williams have their apparent execs and cons, Aston Martin driver Lance Stroll reckons that his squad has some aces up its sleeve by way of what it may well supply.
Requested what he thinks the staff can provide Newey over different rivals, Stroll mentioned: “Properly, you understand, it is a tremendous thrilling manufacturing unit. Now we have a younger staff, however a really thrilling undertaking. You realize, wind tunnel, every part that you just already know. That is very thrilling about our staff.”
Adrian Newey, Chief Expertise Officer, Pink Bull Racing
Picture by: Mark Sutton / Motorsport Pictures
Stroll mentioned he was unaware of the place issues had been at with Newey, saying the scenario appears to be like particularly fluid.
“Properly, I believe everybody on this paddock needs to satisfy Adrian Newey,” he mentioned. “I hear plenty of issues, primarily from you guys. I imply, final week I heard he was going to Ferrari and now he is coming to us. Subsequent week he’ll be going to Williams! So I hearken to you guys.
“However I imply, he is a legend within the sport. He has extra championships than anybody on this paddock, drivers, engineers, anybody. Everybody loves Adrian and needs Adrian.”
Stroll’s team-mate Fernando Alonso was much less forthcoming on the Newey scenario when requested forward of the Spanish GP.
“There are various questions on that,” mentioned Alonso. “I learn the rumours, I learn the information. However it’s coming from the identical supply and the identical web sites of 1 week in the past [saying] he was in Ferrari and it was the announcement at 12 o’clock earlier than Canada race. So yeah, rumours are rumours.”
