After announcing his departure from Red Bull at the end of the year, Newey Proposals and surely offers began to arrive. One of the great interested parties, and which also seems to have more options, is Ferrari, since the most successful team and designer of all time have never come together and it would put a brilliant finishing touch to an already golden career.
In the first press conference after the announcement, Lewis Hamilton did not hold back and, talking about his arrival at Ferrari in 2025, placed Newey “clearly at the top” of the list of people he would want to work with.
When in Sky Sports F1 When they asked him what the Mercedes driver had said, Newey admitted that he liked him, but did not want to delve too deeply into the possibility of meeting him. Maranello: “It’s very nice of Lewis to say that. I’m very flattered, but at the moment I’m just trying to take a bit of a break and see what happens next.”
During the 2024 F1 Miami GP last weekend, the cameras focused again and again on Newey looking at the Ferrari, in his usual scrutiny that he does on the grid looking at his rivals’ cars (photo that illustrates the article).
When he revealed that he was leaving Red Bull, Newey assured that he would focus on the latest developments of the RB17 hypercar and that he would separate himself from the Formula 1 team, and Christian Horner He confirmed that he no longer participates in the details meetings about the car and that he will not go to all the remaining races.
Newey and Red Bull reached an agreement that would allow him to sign for another team as early as 2025, next year, but according to Horner, that is unlikely to happen at least in the short term, as he believes the technical genius wants to spend some time away. of the competition.
For his part, Newey remains calm and revealed that he will go with his wife Mandy and their dogs in a motorhome along the French coast, to “enjoy life” and take “a break and take stock” of his life. Once there, he also recognized, perhaps thinking about everything while he takes a shower, inspiration comes to him as to what his next challenge should be. There will be people waiting for him, that’s for sure.
