Adrian Newey reveals why he’ll still be helping Red Bull with ‘passion project’ after his Aston Martin start date

“However I’ve nonetheless been working arduous on the RB17 observe automobile, which has been a kind of aspect mission/ardour mission actually, which I’ve vastly loved as a result of it’s one thing just a bit bit completely different to Method 1.

“It’s making use of all the identical ideas that I’ve realized from Method 1, however to a special utility. So I’m nonetheless engaged on that and I’ll nonetheless be engaged on that till the first of March, after which I’ll nonetheless be engaged on that after that 1st of March date however not from the manufacturing facility as a lot.

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“It’ll be extra speaking to the fellows by video convention or no matter, [talking via] emails. After which when the automobile begins observe testing, which will likely be subsequent summer time, then [I’ll be] attending observe checks.”

Newey went on to clarify that he had been persevering with to have new concepts in regards to the RB17 mission – one thing that he had seen was taking place much less when it got here to his work on Crimson Bull’s F1 automobile.

Requested in regards to the indicators of ‘going stale’ within the job, Newey responded: “You begin feeling as in the event you’re going by means of the motions, as in the event you’re doing it on automated, I feel, might be one of the best ways of placing it.