Leclerc hopes for Newey's arrival: 'He can make the difference at Ferrari'

By bringing in Lewis Hamilton, Ferrari managed to surprise Formula 1 earlier this season. Attracting Adrian Newey will be the next stunt. The designer is leaving Red Bull Racing in the first quarter of 2025. In any case, the Italian team makes no secret of their eagerness to bring in Newey. In fact, Charles Leclerc, Hamilton's teammate from 2025, is more than happy to do so.

"I will obviously be very happy," stated Leclerc. "I think Adrian is one of those guys in the paddock that you hope to be working with one day in your career. We have an incredible team in Ferrari at the moment, and in the last seven to eight months, we are the team that have progressed the most. However, adding Adrian to a team like this will be amazing."

Leclerc is happy with the current state of Ferrari

The fact that Ferrari is serious about returning to the absolute top was already clear with the recruitment of Hamilton - at a mega salary. In that light, Newey's move to Ferrari currently seems more realistic than it would have been two or three years ago. "For sure. I think I've said it in the last eight to nine months already. And we are in a good moment for the team."

"Fred has always shared with me what was his medium to long-term vision of the team. I have shared with him what I thought also was the right thing. And it's going really, really well. I'm really happy with how it goes. And I think we are in a good place to attract the best people in the world. However, I have said it already, but we are a really, really good team already. And in the last seven to eight months, we've done incredible progress. But whatever and whoever can come to make it even stronger is super important, and Adrian is one of those guys that can make a difference."