Mercedes technical director James Allison is open to the prospect of wor♛king alongside A♌drian Newey.

Ahead of the Miami Grand Prix, Red Bull announced that Newey will officially leave the F1 team in the first♓ quarter of next year, bring🅷ing an end to months of speculation.

N𓂃ewey has been heavily linked with a switch to Ferrari, which has been denied by his manager, Eddie Jordan.

McLaren and Williams have also been linked with Newey’s signature, while Mercedes🦹 are likely to be interested given their abysmal form in this era of F1.

Allison - who w🍨as drafted back in as M꧃ercedes technical director last year - was asked about whether he could work alongside Newey.

Speaking to Sky Sports during the Imola weekend, Allis🧸on said: "That is quite a hypothetical question but I see no reason why not. You'd have to be reasonably clear about who was doing what.

“I think that any team that's looking at Adrian on the market as a person who𝐆 is pretty effective would be asking the same question of how you bring a guy like that inꦐ and make the most of him.”

Mercedes’ start to the 2024 F1 season is their worst since 2011, failing to register a top ♏three finish in the opening seven rounds of the campaign.

T🐷he signing of Newey would give Mercedes important expertise in key areas they’ve struggled with - airflow around the floor.

Unsurprisingly, Allison is convinced✅ that any team that signs Newey will benefit from him immediately.

“Adrian can be useful for any team that grac🀅es his presence,” Allison added. “He is a legend in this sport, look at what he's done, look at the success he's had.

“There's absolutely no doubt that he would make an💮y team he joins quicker. The team👍 would definitely have to organise themselves to get the best from such a relationship.

“But he would make any team quick and I ha🙈ve lit🌸tle doubt there'll be a lively market for that.”