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“Adrian is key, key, key, and the biggest part of the puzzle, certainly from a technical point of view, from a technical leadership point of view,” said Stroll. “He will be leading the team and I think that will have a trickle-down effect through the whole organisation.”
The pursuit
Stroll’s real pursuit of Newey didn’t start until April, when he found out the legendary designer was leaving Red Bull – but he had started building the relationship nearly a decade go when they would bump into each other in the gym.
At races around the world, particularly in the Middle East, the duo would find themselves training at the same time in hotel gyms and it is there they got to know each other. So, it wasn’t a complete cold call when Stroll got in touch this year in a bid to tempt him over.
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He knew there would be rivals for his signature. Ferrari was his biggest threat given Newey had said in the past that he’d love to work for the Italian manufacturer and that he’d be keen to work with Lewis Hamilton, who is heading there from Mercedes next season. But there was also interest from Alpine, Williams and Audi.
So, Stroll threw everything at it – as he did when he signed four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel and when he did a deal in a matter of hours with double world champion Fernando Alonso to steal him from Alpine.
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