Ferrari drop another Adrian Newey hint with ‘Champions League’ reference

Ferrari team boss Fred Vasseur, when pressed on what has happened to the Adrian Newey pursuit, referred to how PSG has never won the Champions League despite taking the best players.

After the shock announcement that F1 design guru Newey was leaving Red Bull – and is set to become a free agent early in 2025 – attention soon switched to which team he would pop up at next if he embarked on another F1 project. Initial rumours made Ferrari the clear favourites for his signature.

Ferrari boss makes Adrian Newey ‘Champions League’ reference

But recent reports have pointed towards Aston Martin as Newey’s next destination, with a deal worth $100million apparently signed.

Vasseur was asked what had happened with the Newey situation and explained that it is the team of people which generates performance. He likened it to how the free-spending French football side Paris Saint-Germain brings in the best players, but that ultimate prize of a Champions League win continues to elude the club.

“I have always said that the team comes first. That goes for the engineers, the drivers and everyone,” Vasseur told Corriere della Sera when asked what has gone on with Ferrari’s Newey pursuit.

“It is not the sum of talents that generates performance but the right combination of factors.