Hamilton: Newey would be ‘amazing addition’ to Ferrari team

Lewis Hamilton has put departing Red Bull designer Adrian Newey at the top of his list of people he would love to work with at Ferrari, adding that the Briton would be an “amazing addition” to the Italian outfit.

Hamilton’s bombshell move to the Scuderia for 2025 was announced ahead of the start of the 2024 F1 season, and speculation is now rife about Newey potentially following the seven-time world champion to the golden gates of Maranello.

Ferrari have made no secret of their admiration for Newey, having actively pursued the legendary designer on multiple occasions.

While the Briton’s next move remains uncertain, with Aston Martin also rumored to be pursuing Newey, the possibility of him joining the Scuderia remains a tantalizing prospect, especially for Hamilton who admitted that he would “very much” like to work with F1’s most successful designer.

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"Adrian is known for such a great history and track record, and he's obviously done an amazing job in his career at engaging with teams and the knowledge that he has, I think he would be an amazing addition,” Hamilton told the media in Miami on Thursday.

"They already have a great team, they're making huge progress and strides forward, the car is quicker this year, but it will be a privilege to work with him.

"It is all private conversation stuff, but if I was to make a list of people I would love to work with, he would absolutely be at the top of it."

While Newey’s engineering excellence and genius has been credited – including by Red Bull team principal Christian Horner – with a large part of the Milton Keynes-based outfit’s outstanding success in F1, Hamilton noted that an entire team of engineer contributes to championship victories; .

"From my perspective, when I joined McLaren, it was an evolution of his car, and I think I got there just after he left, so that car would have evolved from the design that he had worked on, so I felt privileged that I had the chance to touch something he had worked on," the Mercedes driver added.

"Racing against the team that he has been so heavily a part of over the years has been a massive challenge.

"But we just need to remember that there are a lot of people in the background, there is not one key person, it is a whole team of people who do the job.

"You can imagine of all the amazing experiences that he brings, the people he works with will continue to do an amazing job and continue to build great cars, but any team would be fortunate to have the opportunity to work with him."

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