Lawrence Stroll shares what he’d ‘never seen’ happen at Aston Martin before Adrian Newey’s announcement

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Aston Martin have finally announced the news that everyone in the Formula 1 paddock was waiting for.

Adrian Newey will officially start work at Aston Martin on 1 March 2025 after nearly two decades at Red Bull Racing.

Newey joins Lawrence Stroll’s team as managing technical partner, meaning he’ll be leading one of the most impressive cohorts of staff in the sport’s history.

Stroll has worked hard to bring in some exceptional talents from up and down the paddock over recent months and years.

Enrico Cardile, Bob Bell, Dan Fallows and Andy Cowell – who nearly F1 team tried to sign – will all be working alongside Newey next year.

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Announcing Newey’s arrival to the world at Aston Martin’s Silverstone base, via the F1 YouTube channel, Stroll has shared how the team reacted when he arrived at the factory.

Newey’s first visit to the Aston Martin facility happened in private and may have played a part in his final decision.

Aston Martin have an incredible new factory and Newey was left gobsmacked by something he saw on his visit to Aston Martin’s headquarters.

It’s safe to say judging by what Stroll has said that the staff working at their high-tech new base were very happy with Newey’s arrival.

Lawrence Stroll shares Aston Martin’s factory reaction to Adrian Newey

Stroll was asked about what the reaction was like when he introduced Newey to Aston Martin’s staff and said: “What we actually did witness was, I’m not quite sure how many people, I think about 800 or so in the street was an explosion of applause.

“I’ve never seen since I’m here such a level of excitement of any announcement.

“We’ve obviously never made an announcement of this magnitude, we just weren’t fortunate enough to.

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“But I saw everyone leave with a very big smile on their face and a kind of hop and skip in their walk.

“So, hopefully, they go back to their desks and figure out how to draw something a little quicker!”

Martin Brundle on whether Adrian Newey could help Aston Martin sign Max Verstappen

Stroll is leaving no stone unturned in his quest to create a championship-winning Formula 1 team.

Unfortunately, he may have to look at his driver line-up sooner rather than later as that could be what eventually holds him back.

David Coulthard has made an exciting prediction about Alonso, but Lance Stroll has yet to prove he can consistently race against the best drivers in the sport.

Martin Brundle believes that Aston Martin could sign Max Verstappen now that Newey has arrived.

It wouldn’t be an easy signing to pull off and is unlikely to happen any time soon as the multiple world champion would want to see evidence that the car is fastest enough to win races.

But Stroll has proved he’ll stop at nothing to win and the 26-year-old might end up being the final piece of the puzzle.