mike krack - Director of Aston Martin – denied the team's offer to Red Bull technical chief Adrian Newey. The rumors of the last few days were all centered precisely on Newey passage to the British stable.
Mike is happy with his Aston Martin and doesn't intend to change
As already anticipated, even in recent days, the news of Laurence Stroll trying to bring the "engineering genius" closer to the British team with a millionaire offer had gone around the world. Adrian Newey, in light of the events RedBull which we have witnessed since the beginning of the 2024 season, seems intent on leaving Red Bull, driven by general discontent, but above all with the desire for a change of scenery. In fact, since 2006 he has been in the Austrian technical team, achieving numerous successes.
To deny these rumors, however, mike krack which, during the Japanese GP, sheds light on the matter. When asked by Sky Sport, the director limited himself to smiling and denying with a categorical flat "no". And if we are a little accustomed to the dynamics of the paddock, the unexplained "no" certainly makes us think of the opposite, that is, a yes.
The head of the Silverstone team, however, then continued: «look, we have a very good technical team with Dan Fallows, Tom McCullough and Luca Furbatto. And Bob Bell also recently joined the team. We are very happy with what we have at the moment." Therefore making it clear that he does not look elsewhere as he is happy with what he has.
Is AMR24 really the same as RB19?
Not satisfied with the answer, the interviewer tried to return to the topic, moving on to talk about the single-seater, underlining the similarity with the RB19 of 2023.
Question that has nothing to do with Adrian Newey, but with the recent purchase Dan Follows – former Red Bull. But here too Mike categorically denied any reference to Red Bull, not happy with the "accusation" of drawing on the Red Bull philosophy.
When the rules are consistent over the years, I think it's normal to see a trend of convergence between cars. Everyone is going in the same direction, nothing striking in our work compared to others.
Krack on Sky Sport second Motorsport Spain
If for now the answer of Aston Martin to Newey be it a no, we cannot rule out a desire or a desire to have the engineer in their stable. If nothing else, it is quite close to the Red Bull headquarters, a requirement that Newey himself has always wanted so as not to have to upset his family's life. If, however, the no is due to a refusal received, we will not know at least for now, forced to settle for these declarations.
What is certain, however, is that Max Verstappen in the first hours of the Japanese GP, it opened the door to the engineer's exit from the Milton Keynes team.
