Ferrari team manager Fred Vasseur He has made a “serious mistake” in relation to the persecution Adrian Newey.
The engineer announced that he will leave Red Bull by 2025and has since been targeted by several F1 teams.
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Newey’s experience has not only earned him Red Bull six constructors’ titles and seven drivers’ titles, but he has also won championships with Williams and Race car.
F1 teams have tried to lure Newey to their team, with Mercedes would offer him lucrative shares in the team, and Aston Martin guides you through its factory..
Fred Vasseur talks about Newey and Ferrari
Newey was initially thought to join Ferrari, with Reports in Italy suggested that he had already signed an agreement.
These reports have since been dismissed. Aston Martin emerging as the new favorite for aerodynamicists.
In a recent interview with AMuS, Scuderia team boss Fred Vasseur shed light on the Newey saga, admitting that it would be a grave mistake if they did not hire the engineer.
“It’s the same as if they asked me: Are you interested in Max Verstappen“?” Vasseur said.
“I would like to see the team boss in the paddock say no to that. It would be a big mistake on my part if I didn’t think about Newey.
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“The question is another: will he fit into the team? And what will he bring to the team for the future?
“It’s not something that is taken for granted. Sometimes one plus one is not two, but two and a half. Newey is certainly a talking point. As he is for everyone.”
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