2023-24 Formula 1 Off-Track Thread
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Instead of Perez?
He must be almost as old as Alonso.
He must be almost as old as Alonso.
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He probably will do close to what Lance Stroll is currently doing, if we state all sub top 10 finishes are equal.
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If Autosport reports it, then it’s legit.
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Autosport are just as bad, once again reporting not news as news
I'm not saying "It isn't going to be announced soon", but it is once again terrible journalism, presenting not-yet fact as fact. Sainz has been "Set to" join about 3 other teams this year before the official announcement. Be patient and wait for the proper reveal by Aston Martin before getting too excited.
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Regarding Max, for the love of God, NO! PLEASE, NO!
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Aston Martin: Adrian Newey will join in £30m-a-year deal
Leading F1 designer Adrian Newey will join Aston Martin in a deal worth up to £30m a year.
www.bbc.com
£30m a year plus bonuses. This has to be some sort of record.
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Plus a salary that high won't come under the cost cap.Aston Martin: Adrian Newey will join in £30m-a-year deal
Leading F1 designer Adrian Newey will join Aston Martin in a deal worth up to £30m a year.www.bbc.com
£30m a year plus bonuses. This has to be some sort of record.
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For five years, nonetheless. But no doubt it's worth it to both have one of the greatest talents in F1 engineering and also keep him away from everyone else once the new regs kick in.Aston Martin: Adrian Newey will join in £30m-a-year deal
Leading F1 designer Adrian Newey will join Aston Martin in a deal worth up to £30m a year.www.bbc.com
£30m a year plus bonuses. This has to be some sort of record.
Damn, that really highlights just how hard Checo's fallen off the cliff after Miami. Only 40 points in the 10 races since then, that can't be considered acceptable performance.
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Alonso to be champion in 2026 then.
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I'm highly annoyed at the idea that the spoiled brat is gonna be blessed with Newey and NOT the likes of Hamilton or LeClerc. Only reason I don't entirely hate this is that it likely means at least Alonso maybe has a shot at title #3.
Also just occured to me that Newey would be working with Fallows once again, that should be interesting for those two in a new environment.
Also just occured to me that Newey would be working with Fallows once again, that should be interesting for those two in a new environment.
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To be honest, he would probably just be wasting his time at Ferrari. I can't help but imagine that the attitude of "we do things a certain way here" that they have means most of his input would be discarded if it didn't fit the way they expected it to.
Now that McLaren seems to have gotten their house in order (aside from the whole "oops we have two No. 1 drivers now" business), I'd be all for it if Newey and any other engineering staff Lawerence throws money at can drag AM out of Formula 1.5 too, and make the front end of the field even more diverse in '26.
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I think its pretty obvious Newey is going to AM ... I learnt over my time the saying 'where there's smoke there's fire' has been true more often than not !
I think it'll be a good thing too, it'll be nice to have another team fighting at the top ... Perez will be stoked too, he wont be the worst driver of the top teams anymore ! (presuming Lance will never ever be fired of course)
I think it'll be a good thing too, it'll be nice to have another team fighting at the top ... Perez will be stoked too, he wont be the worst driver of the top teams anymore ! (presuming Lance will never ever be fired of course)
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It's now officially official.
Also becomes an Aston Martin shareholder.
Adrian Newey: Aston Martin confirm signing of Formula 1 designer
Adrian Newey says he has joined Aston Martin to help lead them to the Formula 1 world championship.
bbc.co.uk
Also becomes an Aston Martin shareholder.
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Doesn't that image just show how absurdly large F1 cars are now? I've met Adrian Newey; he's a normal-sized human. That behemoth behind him is three Neweys long at least, and a full two-thirds of a Newey tall. If he laid on the ground perpendicular to it and the car drove straight at him, he'd probably pass right between the front wheels.
His first Williams, the FW14, was smaller than a Ford Probe.
His first Williams, the FW14, was smaller than a Ford Probe.
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Well it's official now. An impressive coup for Aston Martin and is another surprising puzzle piece that shows how serious and commited Lawrence Stroll is to actually being an F1 Team owner and a slick negotiator. The only question mark as ever being over Lance still in the seat.
2026 is going to be crazy interesting to see what the pecking order falls out as.
2026 is going to be crazy interesting to see what the pecking order falls out as.
