The biggest transfers in the history of the fastest world championship are not Michael Schumacher's move to Ferrari and Scuderia's return to the ranks of the biggest teams, nor is it the change of McLaren's car to Mercedes for Lewis Hamilton's longest reign in Formula 1.
Bringing Ayrton Senna to drive in the team with Alain Prost and turning the tracks into gladiatorial arenas, but also the departure of the Brazilian in the Williams car, in which he was killed, which started the safety revolution, is remembered.
Nor will it be Hamilton's signature to drive next season for Ferrari - the biggest transfers were and probably will be the hiring of British engineer, designer and manager Adrian Newey.
And in the battle for his engagement, Aston Martin won: although he will turn 66 at the end of the year, Newey received not only the highest salary for drivers - 40 million euros per year, but also a free hand, and his actions in the team from Silverstone will follow. , which Canadian billionaire Lawrence Stroll formed with the royal family of Saudi Arabia.
It was speculated that Newey from Red Bull would take the helm at Ferrari, but... the Scuderia did not have the money to compete with the limitless fund of Stroll's project.
With the cars designed by Njui, the drivers won 13 championship titles in Formula 1, his presence is strongly felt in it, and for a long time, he has been described without hesitation with two words - legend and phenomenon.
At the beginning of the 90s of the last century, his ideas were launched into orbit by Williams, then McLaren, and in this millennium two winning cycles with Red Bull!
"I didn't hide the fact that I would like to work with two drivers that I haven't worked with before. They are Fernando Alonso and Luis Hamilton. I couldn't choose both at the same time and I had to make a decision. But the package as a whole, and I'm not just talking about the financial component, that Lorens Stroll offered, and his determination, enthusiasm, passion, the opportunity to become a partner, was too convincing," explained Njui of the decision to move to Oxfordshire.
The dream of the very rich businessman Lawrence is a championship title, he pushed his son Lance from childhood and invested in his racing career.
He even bought teams, allowing him to drive alongside the best, and Sebastian Vettel and Alonso were club landmarks for the younger Stroll in his own development. And he will drive in Newey's car with Alonso, but Aston Martin is preparing a real blow only for the 2026 season.
In Aston Martin, the Englishman will get maximum powers and the best team, although he will personally design the car on the board for 2026, when the new technical regulations come into force.
The team is already powerful - Dan Fellows, with whom he also worked in Red Bull, Enrico Cardile (former chief aerodynamicist at Ferrari), experienced Luca Furbato, Bob Bell (responsible for champion Renault cars for Alonso), as well as former Mercedes chief mechanic Andy Koel.
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