Close to the Imola F1 GP, one of the great protagonists of the Circus announced that he could soon change team. A significant confirmation after the rumors circulating about him in recent days
It is now a constant of the current season Formula 1 that of dividing oneself between what happens on the track and the rumors that animate the drivers’ market in view of next year.
Regarding A lot of important and already official news has already arrived. It all started with the historic announcement last February 1st which confirmed Lewis Hamilton’s transfer to Ferrari. In addition to the former world champion, another colleague has already changed teams: Nico Hulkenberg, who moved from Haas to Sauber.
Other pilots, in addition to those mentioned, are preparing to do so. Carlos Sainz must decide whether to accept Audi’s proposal or wait for a relaunch of Red Bull or Mercedes. Another Ferrari driver, Oliver Bearman, is close to Haas while Sergio Perez awaits Red Bull’s moves on a possible contract renewal.
Formula 1, new team for one of the protagonists: here is the confirmation
Speaking of Red Bull, it’s two weeks ago nowannouncement of Adrian Newey’s separation from the reigning champion Scuderia. A far from unexpected farewell for the brilliant British engineer, designer of the single-seaters with which Vettel and Verstappen won a total of 7 World Championships.
Newey will leave Red Bull permanently in the first quarter of 2025. On the sidelines of the Miami GP, he declared that he wanted to take a period of rest while waiting to make a decision on his future in Formula 1.
It is no mystery that Ferrari is on his trail. Vasseur, after Hamilton and the arrivals of Serra and D’Ambrosio from Mercedes, will try to further strengthen the team’s technical department. With Newey, contacts have been continuing for some time as confirmed by several authoritative sources and the negotiation seems to be at a good stage.
Newey himself has thought about increasing the optimism at Ferrari by speaking out about his possible move to another team. These are his statements released on the YouTube channel of the Oyster Yachts company and taken up by Formula Passion: “I’m feeling a little tired at the moment but I’ll probably come back at some point. I’m serious considering changing teamsgo somewhere else and do another four or five years.”
These are significant statements from Newey which already indicate a possible change of heart from the intentions of a definitive farewell to Formula 1. Ferrari is waiting, confident that with the British engineer it can make a further leap in quality to return to the top from Formula 1 where it has been missing for too long time.
