Jon Noble: Why Newey’s myth-busting correction is bad news for Aston Martin’s rivals

OPINION: Adrian Newey’s unveiling at Aston Martin displayed a fired-up legendary designer already getting in tune with his future Formula 1 team. Despite not officially starting until March next year, his first public showing for the green team demonstrated another aspect of his arrival that will concern rival squads

Throughout the summer of speculation surrounding Adrian Newey’s Formula 1 future, there seemed to have become a perception that if any team wanted him, they would have to fit it around the demands of someone typically at the end of their career.

Off the back of his most recent Red Bull contract that was for only a specified number of days (believed to be around 150 per year and certainly not full-time), various rumours surfaced about him wanting to work no more than three days per week. There were even stories – and who knows where they originated from - of him wanting to set up a remote base in South Africa where he could operate from rather than being factory-based.

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Author Jonathan Noble

Jonathan Noble is Motorsport.com’s Formula 1 editor. Having graduated from University of Sussex Jonathan worked for sports news agency Collings Sports reporting on F1, F3, touring cars and other sports, with articles appearing in The Daily Telegraph, The Independent, Reuters, Autosport and other publications. In 1999 he moved to Haymarket Publishing to become a senior editor at Autosport Special Projects, and one year later he became Autosport’s grand prix editor. In 2015 he moved to Motorsport Network, becoming the F1 editor for Motorsport.com. He is also a member of the Guild of Motoring Writers, and sits on the FIA Media Council.