Sky Sports activities F1’s Ted Kravitz believes there’s little probability of Adrian Newey retiring after he leaves Pink Bull on account of his fixed paddock presence for the reason that information broke about his departure earlier this yr.
Across the Miami Grand Prix weekend, Pink Bull introduced Newey will step down from his position with the workforce subsequent yr.
The F1 design guru is free to hitch one other workforce if he needs.
Newey has been closely linked with a bunch of F1 groups, together with Ferrari and Aston Martin, however retirement can be a chance.
Given Newey has achieved a lot within the sport with McLaren and Pink Bull particularly, some advised he may determine to give up altogether.
Nevertheless, Kravitz believes retirement is a extremely unlikely possibility.
“I’ve acquired to inform you about Adrian Newey,” he mentioned in his post-race pocket book at Silverstone.
“Who amazingly remains to be coming to races, is amazingly nonetheless going across the Pink Bull storage, wanting on the automotive that he’s not accountable for anymore along with his pocket book and making notes in regards to the Pink Bull to take to wherever he’s going.
“And he’s on the grid sketching designs of what everyone else [is doing] and all of the upgrades that each different workforce is bringing and enthusiastic about, I’m going to take these. So clearly, whoever mentioned that they suppose Adrian Newey goes to retire, err flawed.
“And he’s clearly going elsewhere as a result of why would you be coming right here and making notes about different individuals’s automobiles?”
Kravitz thinks Newey is “making ready for his future job” as he analyses the work the entire groups are doing with their automobiles this yr.
“So, wherever he goes, whether or not it’s Aston Martin, or Ferrari, or much less probably now I believe Williams, or Mercedes, or McLaren, he’s clearly nonetheless turning up in Pink Bull gear making ready for his future job,” Kravitz added.
“I do know he’s not allowed in Pink Bull conferences anymore however I did suppose it was fairly fascinating that he’s nonetheless round.”
