In terms of whether he would be interested in signing Newey, Brown suggested that he is satisfied with the technical team currently in place at McLaren.
“As far as McLaren’s concerned, I’m very happy with all the work the men and women at McLaren are doing,” he explained. “I think we’ve started to show since last year, second half of last year, that they know how to put performance on the car.
“So I’ve got all the faith in the world with the team that we have. We’re on a quest to get back to the front, and I think we have the people, the talent, the equipment, the drivers to get there, so we’re going to just stay the course.”
ANALYSIS: Adrian Newey’s Red Bull exit is confirmed – what next for the star designer?
Other teams, however, have already been linked to Newey. This includes Williams, and Vowles has said that he shared a “light conversation” with the designer, “saying it can’t have been an easy decision and fundamentally wanting just to have an additional chat about things.”
However, he believes that the small squad could potentially be a good fit for Newey, stating: “From a Williams perspective, obviously, that’s where Adrian really cut his teeth for the first time. And I think we’re a team without politics.
“It’s a small team that’s trying to make our way back to the front, and I think it could fit very perfectly for someone that wants to potentially dig into a challenge like that.
“More than that, what is great about Williams is that it has retained the family feel to it. We’re not driven by an OEM. We’re driven by just a group of individuals that want to be there, and it’s all about really racing and hopefully some of that plays to his strengths.
“Then finally with Adrian, you have someone with his accolades, with his touch. There’s not a team he hasn’t been to – and that includes McLaren, ourselves, Red Bull – where he hasn’t made a significant difference. And I think anyone here would be foolish not to at least open some conversation with him at that stage.”
News Summary:
- ‘A huge loss for Red Bull’ – Team bosses give their take on Newey’s exit and whether they hope to sign the designer
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