ADRIAN NEWEY JOINS ASTON-MARTIN

In a not totally unexpected move, Adrian Newey has signed with Aston-Martin as managing technical partner. His package is reportedly worth £30m a year and includes a shareholder’s position. It’s no wonder that Lawrence Stroll, owner and chairperson of Aston-Martin, opened the coffers to sign the man considered the preeminent designer in motorsports history.

Since purchasing the team six years ago, Stroll has assembled the pieces necessary for a front-running operation including a brand-new factory at Silverstone. The new AMR Technology Campus opened earlier this year before the British GP and will include a state-of-the-art wind tunnel now under construction.

It will be yet another clean sheet of paper for the man who already stands at the head of the class of great race car designers – the likes of Colin Chapman, Gordon Murray and John Barnhard.