Lewis Hamilton not disappointed by Formula 1 designer Adrian Newey’s move to Aston Martin
The Ferrari-bound multiple champion says it would have been an honour to work with his fellow Briton but ‘he had to do what was best for him’
Lewis Hamilton on Thursday dismissed suggestions that he felt disappointed, or snubbed, by star designer Adrian Newey’s decision to join Aston Martin next year instead of leaving Red Bull for Ferrari.
The seven-time champion insisted he felt “privileged” to have worked with two title-winning teams at McLaren and Mercedes, without Newey, adding that it would have been “an honour” to work with him in Italy next season.
“Any team probably would have been happy to have had him,” said Hamilton of the 65-year-old Briton who confirmed on Tuesday, at a glitzy announcement ceremony, that he would move to Aston Martin in 2025.
“At the end of the day, he had to do what was best for him. It doesn’t change anything for me. It doesn’t change my goal, or my focus with the next move. So, I still believe 100 per cent that there’s lots we can do there.”
Newey, considered the greatest Formula One technical mastermind of his generation, has signed a long-term deal to join Aston Martin on March 1 in a move that will earn him around £20 million (US$23.7 million) a year.
The 65-year-old Briton’s departure from Red Bull, after almost two decades with the team, was announced in May.
