There is no doubt that the two most surprising transfers of the 2024 season are Adrian Newey and Lewis Hamilton.
And it is also certain that if something has a serious impact on the balance of power in the coming years, it will also be attributed to them.
Fernando Alonso sees it too, thinking they are the biggest fish in this lake!
“Adrian Newey will always have more impact on Formula 1 than any driver. Drivers come and go, but that’s it. Twenty of us are here trying to compete as best we can, and we’ve had some good results, but it can’t compare to what Adrian has brought. I don’t know how much Hamilton can bring to Scuderia Ferrari, but I’m sure it will be less than what a great designer is capable of.”
Adrian is a free spirit, who no one can tell him what direction to take and what to do. If he thinks it's worth investing in 2025, then we'll be stronger this year, and it will show on the track. If he thinks he has to sacrifice this year so we can take off in 2026, that's also perfectly acceptable. He works according to clear principles, we won't waste a single day, because he will have clear ideas and doesn't want to waste a single day. He's been given free rein by Lawrence Stroll, and I'm very excited to see what he'll get out of it," mused the Spanish star, who is aiming for his third title.
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