An implosion at Red Bull? This is what Fernando Alonso thinks

For twenty years, Adrian Newey was an important part of Red Bull Racing. After he announced he was leaving the Austrian team, it remains to be seen whether or not Red Bull can continue to perform at the same, high level without him. The competition obviously hopes not, but Fernando Alonso - whose Aston Martin team is keen to enlist Newey - thinks it won't be such a stretch.

"I don't think so," stated the Spaniard. "I think obviously they have been dominating the sport since 2021, and when something outside the team or outside the race weekend is happening, I mean, there is a lot of news generated by that team because they are the ones that everyone wants to beat and everyone wants to destabilise them in a way, to make sure that you can beat them on track. I think if you lose your technical director or your designer to another team it (would've been) a little bit less news than if it happens on the winning team.

Could Aston Martin be a championship contender in 2026?

Alonso also hopes his Aston Martin team can make the most of the current regulations: "Let's see what happens in the future. I think the most important thing is for everyone I think it's the 2026 regulations. Adrian was making the most of the current regulations, the ones that started in 2022, but, for example, the 2014 regulation was Mercedes making the most of them. And you never know what is going to happen in 2026. We want to be the Mercedes of 2014 or we want to be the Red Bull of 2022. I think a lot of teams are hoping for that."

In any case, Aston Martin has already taken the necessary steps to hope for this. This includes a brand-new factory at Silverstone and Aston Martin becoming Honda's factory team. As is well known, the Japanese currently have the best power unit.