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Is Alpine an option for Newey? 'He has spoken to Briatore'
- Jeroen Immink
It is still not known where Adrian Newey will work in Formula 1, if he continues to return at all. After the Brit announced that he will leave Red Bull Racing after almost 20 seasons. Ferrari, Williams, Audi, and others have already been linked to the top designer. But now another F1 team seems to be getting in on the act.
Multiple teams in race for Newey signature
BBC F1 correspondent Andrew Benson recently revealed that Newey has several options lined up. "This is one of the most interesting topics in F1 - and one of the most uncertain," he said. "When Newey announced he was leaving Red Bull, a number of teams seemed to be in the running to sign him. But these have gradually fallen by the wayside," the BBC article stated.
"First, it became clear that Ferrari was not going to happen. Then McLaren Racing chief executive officer Zak Brown said they were not going to take him.
Aston Martin have made him an offer, which Newey is evaluating. Williams, where Newey achieved his first successes in F1 from 1991-96, have expressed their interest. And Alpine have now entered the race."
'Newey spoke to Briatore about Alpine'
With that, Benson revealed that Newey has already sat down with Alpine advisor Flavio Briatore, already around the table. "Newey is said to have had pretty extensive talks with Alpine executive adviser Flavio Briatore. The 65-year-old is still believed to be evaluating his options," the BBC concluded.
After Newey announced his departure from Red Bull, little has gone right for the Austrian racing team. In the nine races since, only three have been won by Max Verstappen. In addition, it has already been announced that Jonathan Wheatley - who functioned at Red Bull for many years - will also leave for Audi.
This article has been written in collaboration with Matt Gretton
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