Newey, who turned 65 last December, “hates nothing more than internal politics” within a team, with the apparent power struggle between Christian Horner and Helmut Marko. The Briton is reportedly keen to be free to join another project “by the end of 2024”.
AMuS indicates that an unhealthy atmosphere currently reigns in Milton Keynes as part of the difficult succession to Dietrich Mateschitz, who died in October 2022. Newey, tired of this unproductive atmosphere, could consider a stint at Ferrari as the accomplishment of his career after having designed winning cars for Red Bull, McLaren and Williams for over 30 years.
Newey, who is currently leading the development of the RB17 hypercar for the Red Bull, is under contract with Red Bull until 2025. But other teams are ready to break his contract with the Austrian team to afford his services at a high price, including Ferrari.
Newey is known for turning down approaches from Ferrari three times during his career, most notably in 2014, shortly after Red Bull's dominance with Sebastian Vettel ended with the introduction of the turbo hybrid regulations. F1. He also publicly admitted that not working with Ferrari or with Lewis Hamilton was a huge regret for him.
But Ferrari is not the only team courting the British brain. Newey reportedly offered contract “Golden” by Aston Martin boss Lawrence Stroll as recently as the Saudi Grand Prix in March. The Canadian billionaire is also trying to attract Max Verstappen to his ranks, the Dutchman having sided with Helmut Marko in the conflict with Christian Horner.
Furthermore, Mercedes also has its sights set on Newey as well as Verstappen. Let it be said, the transfer window promises to be particularly fierce.
