Martin Brundle explains WHY Adrian Newey joining Aston Martin a big deal
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Sky Sports F1's Martin Brundle reacts to the news that former Red Bull Chief Technical Officer Adrian Newey will join Aston Martin.
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"I know Adrian Newey is house-hunting in Oxfordshire, not Maranello."
- Jeremy Clarkson
@LoogiBalloogi Many people will have known it was Aston Martin, and not Ferrari.
Old news.
But Aston Martin F1 is in Northamptonshire. Not far from Red Bull in Milton Keynes. so i don't think Adrian has to move house ;-)
@@motorsportsfan Newey currently lives near Ascot.
The difference in driving time is about 5 minutes, going from there to Redbull in MK or to Aston in Silverstone.
The "house hunting in Oxfordshire" is a red herring. He's worth £40m and already has multiple houses.
Aston F1 division is based in Northamptonshire, which isn't as far as Maranello but its not quite Oxfordshire either.
The best people want to work with Adrian. It’s not just his skills, it’s the talent he will attract.
Mick Schumacher
Flash back to when Martin tried to catch out Lawrence Stroll by asking when Adrian starts work on his Grid Walk back in Zandvoort(iirc?)
Everybody's talking about Adrian Newey, but this is actually Eddie Jordan's last throw of the dice to get his old team to a title.
Hopefully he'll fail
@@RobertRedford77😂😂😂😂
@@TheDude3007-dd7fg I doubt he did the deal for free, but I also doubt he's screwed his mate over.
As EJ says, they're both MMTT - more money than time. I honestly believe EJ's biggest motivator is the chance to see his old team winning.
@@RabidJohn it also gives EJ banter rights vs Coulthard in their podcast.
Pssst...bit of a long stretch that one
Newey has not moved for the status of the team, he's moved because the engineers mindset is the desire for the Challenge, non engineers don't seem to be able to get that. And as for his value - the team has probably just grown in value by more than his multi year salary.
I was hoping he would go to Williams. I know he would struggle a lot, but imagine what he could do there for such monumental team.
They can't afford him, unfortunately
Newey did work for Williams. He won titles with Mansell, Prost, and Damon Hill, but also designed that car that resulted in Ayrton Senna’s fatal crash
@@bsrbck What did he win between 2000 and 2009?
He's done Willams.
@@govand7 Bit cold that comment - found that his design was not cause of Senna's death.... "In a 381-page ruling, Judge Antonio Costanzo concluded that steering column failure was the probable cause of Senna's crash; however, there was no proof of negligence on the part of Head or Newey, or that they had designed the modifications in the first place." and Adrian provided Race winning cars for Mansell, Prost & Hill + jacques villeneuve
2:34 You Only Live Twice, Blofeld riding the monorail 😂
Carbon Neutrality at 2:13
Brilliant!! He literally is as well! 😆 Did you see the photo on the F1 site of the Strolls, Alonso, Newey and all the heads of Aston - they're all stood cupping their balls with the exception of Lance who's stood with hands behind his back smirking like some scummy billionaires world's worst interviewee...
...Oh wait.
The way all the critics slammed this operation as Lawrence buying a team for his son, now it’s worth between £1.5 billion and £2.0 billion. This is why I never take the critics opinion as any thing relevant.
It’s only worth that because f1 is ring fenced. The values are all artificially inflated because of it, it’s a sellers market
@@christiansimmons630 Could you explain further? How would ring fencing maximise value?
@@jewulo please tell me you’re joking? Because ring fencing makes it a sellers market
For new teams the join the only way is to buy one, which means the team sets the price
@@christiansimmons630Rude
Have you done a valuation and a complete dd process when you arrived at that sum...😂
Adrian already lives in Ascot, having worked at RB 2010/2015 he actually did sometimes arrive by helicopter at the factory on the front lawn which he can actually do at AM silverstone…. Most of the time tho he arrived by car which was chauffeur driven.
god Claig Slater. His bias is unbelievable. As soon as he interviewed Newey, his first question was why didnt you join Hamilton. Absolutely embarrassing
Not sure why it implies bias. It's a legitimate question... answered by money talks
@@EH1942 Ferrari offered him more money. Adrian wanted autonomy and decision-making power. None of that is possible at Ferrari. Fred himself said no.
Seems like a very sensible question to ask. Most would have chosen Ferrari.
@@quigglyz factually incorrect.. Ferrari withdrew so as not to get into a bidding war!
Newey has said he always wanted to work with lewis and fernando
If AM are really serious then the next move is to get rid of Lance and replace him with a real championship level driver and then find the next young talent to take over from Fernando when he's ready to retire
You are right but not gonna happen
Daddy should buy Alpine his kid could drive that😂
Drogavich
@@motormech1h343 Lance is the bottas / eddy irvine / perez rear gunner. Not terrible, not world class.
Replace Lance with Max..2026..
Only Honda can give Newey the pusuits he looks for after F1.
Following Honda a PU supplier he is already familiar with and a new Team he can shape and make an impact is a perfect start. Plus there are RedBull poached members there.
Then if Newey wants to move to road cars, tinker in sub classes of racing cars, create a new NSX or other hyper cars for Honda or even move to aeronautics Honda can give Newey.
No other F1 engine manufacturer or supplier can give Newey an engineers dream of varied industries (F1, road cars, super cars, Indy, Jets etc) all under the one brand.
Soooo Adrian Newey's new designed jet confirmed??
Adrian joining Aston Martin is like a master chef coming to a new restaurant! 🍽️ I mean, the potential is huge. Can't wait to see how he shakes things up with Alonso! 🚀
Need I remind you, for 8 seasons, there was another team dominating without Newey, then another 5 season where it was all red as well. Newey is a great mind but I'm sure there are those who got him on the ropes
100% there will be younger minds out there
This is true but the Merc engine in the initial V6 era was just unbelievable. No one could touch it. Newey can do a lot but not when the power unit is naff. So that's the question for 2026-onwards. Will the Aston-Honda PU be the McLaren 2014 one or will it be RBR 2021?
Red bull only two
Spot on , look at Redbull now , the pack has caught up with Newey's design , people act as if he's an F1 God but he is one of many engineers at RB ,load of bollocks and with Stroll and Alonslow he'll need 3 secs a lap
Let me correct you: there was another ENGINE dominating…
He's doing now in Aston Martin what he did in Red Bull in 2006.
Alonso is 43 not 41 Martin 😂
So what? Putting aside Max, he still was clearly put in the best performance of any driver on the grid in 2023. He’s not at his peak and will be even less so in 2026, but in a dominant car, he’ll still easily win. It won’t be a gradual progression. There’s no reason AM shouldn’t be the fastest car on the grid in 2026. It’s not like they’re a team rebuilding.
He will be 45 mid way through the 26 season. He'll probably get 1 season in the new car before AM bring in a younger driver. Unless Stroll wants to make sure his son becomes World Champion (which has always been his aim till now) Then he'll keep Alonslow until he's 50.
@@The_ZeroLineAside from Max, Alonso was great but defo not the best apart from him. That was easily Lewis- 3rd, nearly caught a Perez and all in a Merc tractor
Adrien Newey + Honda engines = progression.
Fernando and Adrien are about to cook up a STORM
Yeah right 😂😂 he’s past it mate, I’m on about Alonso
@@Wittygoose9341 he’s just not though is he considering he’s in a midfield car that runs like a tractor
Well that's just him making things up, you can't tell me Alonso's best lap of life's aren't 3 tenth slower than lance@@ankari5257
Alonso isn't good enough to win
You mean Max and Adrian.
Bit of a shame his knowledge and expertise will be spent on Lance Stroll…
Alonso's gonna be the new Fangio
Pretty sure papa Stroll will buy another team in a different series and have his son use that as his playground instead and bring Max in to fill the seat.
@@Jesus_H._Tap-DancingChristif it turns to be happening then alonso will be later getting married and a son named fangio
@@Jesus_H._Tap-DancingChrist Fangio was a big fish in a tiny pond.
Alonso is better than that 👍
@@leftmono1016Steady, mate. Ascari, Brabham, Farina, Hawthorn, Sterling fckn Moss - they're not exactly minnows.
Craig Slater is dire.
he's fine
@WittyGooseRacing Strongly Agree ✅
You can't convince me Lawrence Stroll is not the main villain.
The main villain is the horny boy the current team principal of what newey called "the old team"
He is the best dad in the world
fr tho he talks and looks like it lol
@@new.romance999 cringe bro shut up
Not more of a villain than you
Thank god we have Martin Brundle...cool, calm, and sensible.
Such irony.
The most underrated thing about Adrian Newey is that... the best follow him. My Crack said in an interview that his door is always open to Max Verstappen and Max said "he wouldn't rule it out". Go back 12 months ago and that conversation wouldn't exist.
Dont forget that newey isn't god.. He has had a huge amount of success and experience but it's unrealistic to expect that a single person can suddenly hand over a winning car. It will take years, but they can be podium contenders.
also he's been at dominant teams (financially) for almost his entire career and had the privilege to work with the likes of Prost, Mansell, Hakkinen, Raikkonen, Vettel and Max.
Maybe not but he’s one of the most successful F1 designers in history. You don’t get to work for the best teams if you aren’t the best, it’s as simple as that. He’s left red bull and they’ve gone downhill. They’ve changed something and it’s not working, Newey could well have spotted the problem or known the fix straight away, because the cars he designs don’t just fall off a cliff like RB have.
"a single person"? Dan Fallows (who he used to work with), Andy Cowell, Bob Bell, Enrico Cardile, plus all the money that's gone into the AM campus. A regulation change in 2026 make it entirely possible that AM could be title contenders. TeamLH were making exactly the same prediction a few months ago that Newey would nail the new regs and deliver a title contending car.
His track record is nearly flawless, when he has the resources and a competitive engine, more often than not he produces a championship car
Not to mention he is old as well. I got a look at him at Goodwood. Also, most of the F1 teams have a grasp on what it takes to hit the track running. I don't think he has the street cred he once had. There were seven years where he followed the Mercs. Could be another seven and I don't think he has it in him.
Adrian Newey should have gone to WILLIAMS F1
@@carlastle6148 why
He has been there with Mika hakkinen and David Coulthard . also world champion 😂
If Aston replace Stroll they have a scary team now. He's stepped up a lot this year but isn't good enough to bring in the wins
His dad is the owner. Lance Stroll has a job for a lifetime.
His question at the AM HQ during Newey's unveiling was simply 🤯
It's like going to someone's birthday and asking if they attended someone else's party 🤷
Even the audio cuts out at the sound of Craig 💀
Newey has worked for three teams Williams, McLaren, and Red Bull. He has won many trophies, his success is unparalleled, however when he leaves a team they go from hero to zero. It takes years for these teams to recover.
Also the March team.. Capelli finishing 2nd to Prost at Estoril in '88.
Good result for Adrian and AM + Stroll, what we need is a good duo of drivers ? - unsure whether AM would go for a signing of Alonso + Max in same team (Could be some fireworks) or a safer bet of Max + good P2 driver of George Russell, etc.
Craig is like a nodding dog in a car!
But without the charisma.
There is simply no need for Craig Slater, would be better if he sodded off back to football or wherever he came from.
Slaters first question to Newry was why didn't you join Hamilton. Totally embarrassing
Get him off!
@@weallfollowmanutdhe is just skys f1 gossip girl
To win a championship you need two great drivers. Adrian will no doubt attract top drivers. To that point the important and very obviously unasked question here is will Lawrence axe Lance. He will be under a lot of pressure from investors, sponsors, the team and Newey (partner) etc... to do just that and it will increase over time.
He won sod all in the '00s, from Hakkinen's car in '99 to Vetell's in '10.
Mclaren was often the fastest in the early 2000s but for reliability. Almost won 2000,2003,2005 and RB also in 2009 dont spew nonsense
@@ultrascreens5206 First of the losers.
I was cheering Mika and Kimi on, so you don't have to tell me how close it was. He still won sod all.
@@Jesus_H._Tap-DancingChrist yes mainly due to reliability lol and spending a few years at a midfield team playing catchup. There’s always negative nay sayers like you, no matter what someone would achieve, always finding fault
I mean, Schumacher.
Also how close schumacher, in far lesser cars than the newey cars, got in 97 and 98 before his 5 in a row.
@@someoneunseen5168 yes and Schumacher was the other main factor. A genius himself too
Aston Martin can finally build Lance Stroll a car that Fernando can win with.
😂🤣
Accurate 😂
if the Aston Martin is leaps and bounds ahead of the competition come the regulation change in 2026, there will be hella fireworks in that team. Stroll Sr's objective is to give his son a team capable of winning him a championship... if he's expecting Alonso to roll over and follow team instructions given such a scenario, he might be in for a rude awakening xD
I almost hope Aston Martin pull a rabbit out the bag just to see that whole situation play out lol
Newey worked at Red Bull years 2014 and only won in 2021. Him moving and his success depends on their engine mainly.
A few months ago we were talking about Lawrence selling Aston Martin. Now he's sighed Adrian 😂. Just goes to show for all our speculation...we dont have a bloody clue.
Going to need two ace drivers I think.
Will also need designated #1 and #2 .
Lance has no excuse now. F1 world champion here we come.
Martin: "All of the rest is just noise." And why I FF to the formation lap (aside from Martin's grid walk) when I've recorded a race
If Newey really did get what he wanted "even if it was impossible budget-wise", that might explain some of RB's problems. Maybe some of his "innovations" were not quite kosher or outside of the budget cap?
Bet his company car will be stunning :)
Let's not forget 2000s when with same or little more budget McLaren didn't win any championships but instead it was James Allison at Ferrari who did, he was also the same guy who went to Renault and then infamous damper at the front and went on to win two championships.
Adrian maybe the greatest designer mo doubt but James Allison is the greatest technical guru you will find there is a reason Aston Martin first offered him 30M£ each year before Mercedes locked him in for long term.
Adrian's success hugely relies on getting the team he wants while James Allison can make it happen on his own and also Adrian isn't good with owners if you know you know.
This is a great movie for Aston Martin but if they don't have two great drivers it won't take long before Adrian just does hypercar projects although Aston Martin is now officially the dream team
The greatest engine guru Andy Powell the guy responsible for best V10,V8 and V6
The greatest aero designer Adrian newye
The best engine manufacturer
Adrians a genius but even he wont get stroll the win.. daddys money cant buy his son talent..
I'm really hoping Newey asks Lawrence Stroll to employ a better driver than Lance.
Lance The Donkey!!
Lance certainly isn't the best but he's far from the worse. He's beaten alonso multiple times
@@bsrbckNorris proving that it’s more than just the car atm
@@tomventersbecause Alonso is just chilling in that car and tests all the eventual upgrades XDDDDDDDD
Newey after that new Vanquish!
Only Fernando Alonso could entice the best designer in the history of Formula 1 to join the team when he'll be 45 at the time
Rubbish. There was a hell of a lot more than Alonso to this
@@petyrkowalski9887100%, I bet you Alonso had nothing to do with it. He is just a classic Alonso glazer 😂
🤣😂
Let's hope he doesn't f^&^& his own chances up again by deriding the new Honda PU as a GP2 engine if it doesn't provide performance and results from early stages of their coming back into F1.
@dafyddthomas7299
I remember reading that Honda's engine wasn't the problem.
F*** I really wish I could remember what they said the actual problem was.
If anyone can help me out here, it would be greatly appreciated.
I'm not sure we heard the WHY part.
Newey is by far, the factor in winning. He's won more titles than F1 drivers have. Stroll seems to be looking at building an Empire of a team. Newey, all the other tech people coming in, Alonso, possibly Max. It'll be more dominant than the Schumacher era.
Can we get an interview with the current lead designer?
Ready for this journey💪🏻
Even if Newey is unable to replicate his success at Aston, remember just because your opponent does not have Newey is half the win.
We finally get to see newey/alonso
Adrian newey didn't design that much of the actual car and floor or on the RB18/19 and now 20. Its actually Wache who is the teamlead not Newey. Fun part is that RB is having a problem with the locking of the suspension. Newey has spent most of his research time on the suspension. In fact he was one of the only people to work on the suspension in Red Bull so that he could prevent the porpoising and other issues that most teams had at the beginning of this new era. That area he worked on seems to be exactly the problem they are having right now... suspension locking over the curbs!
Well if Newey did such a great job why is Perez 22 seconds behind? This British media. First praising Lewis to the stars and now its Newey getting all credits.
Sta: 7:33 8:04
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How much longer will the board at Aston Martin Aramco let Lance stay on as the second seat driver.
Alonzo is one happy bunny right now
And let’s give credit to Perez for saving the team
alonso will have the smile wiped off his face when they replace him with Max.
Let's all laugh at those Ferrari speculations.
James Allison is the only man Newey fears. Legend both at Ferrari and Mercedes.
I think people are forgetting something.... A few years ago when Mercedes were dominating and RB were like 2, 3, or even 4th best on the grid, Adrian Newey was still the designer and they couldn't beat Mercedes. Don't get me wrong, having Adrian Newey is a big deal, but it's not a guarantee of success either.
Will there be any time in his career to move to Williams? Winning in an Aston would be great BUT returning to Williams and ending his career with them would be even more amazing, if they could win too; even better
It’s a huge deal with Newey at Aston. Also with Honda there it’ll be incredible to see where Aston go into the future.
I think that their driver lineup is going to change by 2026. I don’t see both Stroll & Alonso staying. As I imagine either Alonso would retire or Lawrence would be convinced to swap Lance to win the championships.
I think the most likely drivers to go to Aston would be Verstappen or Norris. Max because of Newey & Honda. And Lando because it seems like a perfect team for him that could be a team he can really build around himself and win with and also not have to think about battling with Oscar.
LOL Lance will stay until he wins a WDC (or at least has a decent chance to). This whole operation is geared towards the glory of father AND son..
I'm not the biggest fan of Lance Stroll, but you might find he's much more impressive in a better car, and maybe a better attitude too if regularly on the podium instead of fighting for 10th.
money baby money, is not a step down
It’s amazing how the experts know what Newey thinks, desires, what competing team think and say, wow! They have got a bargain, wow are you implying he sold himself cheap?
The only thing that stops me from supporting AM now is... the Stroll family. Evan Max has more UK fans than Lance :))
Fernando Alonso is going to win another well deserved championship 🏆. 👍🏼
Brundle really is a pumped up 'know-it- all', who needs to button it. The best way to deal with people like him, is to totally ignore that he exists at all.
Andrian is particularly good at the start of new regulations. They could also pay in salary plus equity.
Craig Slater “He has an ego, Adrian Newey, he wants to be paid what he thinks he is worth.”
Is that opposed to people without an ego are fine with being under paid? 🤨
"Max just left the Redbull building..."
People are saying the 2026 regs mainly stress engine power, so Newey isn't going to have much of an impact.
Which is total BS because saying Aero isn't important is a ridiculously _stupid/ignorant_ thing to say.
Now all Aston needs is a replacement for Lance to be a serious championship capable team. Money from Stroll and Aramco, new factory and windtunnel, works deal with Honda, Newey, Fallows and other big names. It's all there, except for a solid second driver.
They sound so pissed he isn't going to gift a trophy to Lewis.
So Stroll has to be going then?
Won’t happen as long as Lawrence is owner
Stroll potential world champion now
The money offer was obviously huge, otherwise he'd have joined Williams where he started his career
Newey designed the Leyton House car.
Newey can build two of the best cars at Aston, one for Max and Alonso, and the Valkyrie for Lance. Killing two birds with one stone. Watch this space. Also, remember where you heard it first 🙂
Masterstroke move by Lawrence Stroll to sign Adrian Newey. And people thought he was going to Ferrari or Williams 😂😅. Aston will be at the front sooner or later 💯
" .... a team like Aston Martin are a long way north of a 1,000 people" What ? To run 2 cars on a race track? 😲
He left a good williams for a mid mclaren. He left a good mclaren for a mid redbull.
The cycle repeats
What is the picture behind Martin? Is it the Jamaican bobsled team?
And good Newey is calling out sky sports and his fellow brits for being toxily biased.
Now they need two drivers, Christian Horner and move everything to the RB factory.
Alonso just has to leave they’ll be a winning team- story of that man’s career 😂😂
Aston Martin as a brand has changed. You talk about, Aston Martin, yet no mention of their commercial cars. Is Aston Martin now only becoming F1 brand. Their retail cars what are they worth as a brand, particularly that the two divisions work with different engines?
Newey has mentioned that his wife was unhappy when he worked and lived in the U.S., away from Britain.
Well the person who really knows why Newey moved to Aston Martin is Newey himself Anything else is speculation, it’s interesting how the word of money comes up, not the actual skills of Newey!
You would think Aston Martin would be building their own engines for 2026 instead of running Honda’s…..
For all the adulation we hear about Newey, and he is undoubtedly brilliant, it was Mercedes who dominated F1 for years, not Red Bull. Having Newey in place is not a slam dunk key to success.
Especially when you have only 1 and a half driver 😂
Sure, we all know that Merc's hybrid engine didn't matter at all
The only reason RB were so far behind Merc and Ferrari at times between 2014-2020 was the utterly underpowered and unreliable Renault PU from 14-2018 and even to some extend the Honda PU between 2019-2020 which was still massively inferior to the Merc PU.
The second Honda got competitive with their PU for 2021 ( still inferior to the Merc PU but atleast close enough) they immediately challenged for championships.
@@Reaz399the amount of new fans that dont seem to understand this is unreal..
Frankly, Adrian is an absolutely fantastic designer. However, he is good at finding loopholes in the rules. RB falling behind after a loophole was shut down.,...
He'll qualify for the state pension on boxing day then, that'll be handy...
How are they planning to pay him ? I think FIA will be revising the budget cap rules before Christmas. They will take out this deal in 5 minutes.
Why not space X? Or something Really technical. He chooses racecars.
So good for fernando
He may design the car but you still needs the drivers, alonso can’t do it alone
Will he lose the heating allowence
Shortest answer: the best driver in the worst team can’t achieve anything. OTH, Newey could make most teams on the grid a winner let alone competitive.
This is exactly what Newey did when leaving McLaren for Red Bull.
There's no doubt Newey is a legend, but if he helps make Aston Martin champions, it will almost make the rest of the sport look ridiculous.
"This team is very much on the rise" - what?!?
Honda must be a big reason
So Aston have the best designer ever but, one thing I have witnessed in just about every person I have ever worked with is that with advancing years comes a deterioration of mental abilities no matter how small and g the new kids on the block will overtake him. Look at red bulls car recently. Would still love for Alonso to get another championship and in a Newey influenced car will be good.
It’s just a shame they are going to have stroll driving for them for the next 10 years or they’d pretentiously be a title challenging team in the next 3/4 years