Five-year deal at around 35 million per season, Adrian Newey will design Alonso’s car.

Add the record Formula 1 drivers’ title hauls of Michael Schumacher and Lewis Hamilton together and you only just surpass the 13 such championships cars designed by Adrian Newey have amassed in his long list of grand prix racing successes. And then there are those 12 constructors’ crowns on top. This alone explains the clamour surrounding his Red Bull exit and impending arrival at Aston Martin, announced today.

After months of speculation Aston Martin finally confirmed on Tuesday that Newey would be joining the Silverstone-based squad from 1 March 2025, when he is free to join a rival F1 team following his Red Bull exit.

“I can tell you, Adrian is a bargain,” Stroll said. “I’ve been in business for over 40 years now and I’ve never been more certain. It’s not an investment. He’s a shareholder and a partner.

“He’s the best partner I can bring into a company, we intend to be around here a very long time together. So it’s relatively inexpensive for everything Adrian brings in the partnership we will have.”

Aston Martin has gone on a wild recruitmentin recent months, having also poached former Ferrari technical director Enrico Cardile. Cardile will also join in 2025 as F1 chief technical officer, slotting in alongside current technical director Dan Fallows.

“I am thrilled to be joining the Aston Martin Aramco Formula One® Team”, stated Newey, ” I have been hugely inspired and impressed by the passion and commitment that Lawrence brings to everything he is involved with. Lawrence is determined to create a world-beating team. He is the only majority team owner who is actively engaged in the sport. His commitment is demonstrated in the development of the new AMR Technology Campus and wind tunnel at Silverstone, which are not only state of the art but have a layout that creates a great environment to work in. Together with great partners like Honda and Aramco, they have all the key pieces of infrastructure needed to make Aston Martin a world championship-winning team and I am very much looking forward to helping reach that goal.”

Five-year deal at around 35 million per season, he will design Alonso’s car. “Stroll’s style in modern F1 is unique.I had never been offered to be a shareholder and partner of a team before?”, were Newey first words.

Photos: Aston Martin