Adrian Newey put on the spot about whether he’s worth “£30m” pay packet

"I am in a very 🦄fortunate position where I don’t need to wor🧜k"

Adrian Newey, Lawrence Stroll
Adrian Newey, Lawrence Stroll

Adrian Newey was quizzed about his reportedly astronomical wages after joining 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Aston Martin.

The Silverstone-based F1 team pr🉐oudly announced that genius car designer Newey has joined them for the next stage of his career.

He will become 🌄a shareholder in the Aston Martin F1 team, Lawrence Stroll announced.

Additionally ಞhis salary will total £30m, including potential bonuses, the BBC report.

Newey was bluntly asked by the what value he brings to Aston Martin ꧙that is wort🐭h such a colossal fee.

“He replied: “Better ask Lawrence…

“I don’t know. I’m just me. I am in a very fortunate position where I don’t need to ꦦwork now.

“I ꩲcould retire and have a comfortable lifestyle very easily. But I still love the job that I’m doing.”

For Newey, the decision to join Asꦓton Martin was not inevitable.

“When I decided to stop at Red Bull in late-April I genuinely had no idea what t🅠o do next,” he said.

“Would it be to retire and sail around the world? Would it be to do something completely d⛦ifferent? Would it be to stay in F1?

“Me and Mandy, m♈y wife, decided not to make a decision for a while, to let it sink in.

“In June I thought  that I wa🔯nted to be a designer in motor racing ever since I was 10 or 12, and have been lucky enough to achieve that. I still love the job. The challenge to make the car go faster gets me up 🍸in the morning.”

N♎ewey was asked if he lost some passion during the final days of his tenure at Red Bull.

“It’s easy to become a bit stale,” he said.

“I had a little bit of that in 2005 with McLaren. I was ge𒈔tting stale and needed a new challenge.

“I starte𝕴d to feel 🍎a bit of that through the second half of last year, and into this year.

“My reasons for sto🍸pping at Red Bull were multiple. But certainly, that was one of them.”

♔Newey beamed when explaining what happened when he arrived at Aston Martin’s HQ for his unveiling.

“The reception I had from all the employees here, when I walked out to address the factory, was a ‘pinch yourself’ mꦐoment,” he said.

“It’s a side of it that I never think about. My passion ൲is to ma🌌ke the car go faster.

“I try to keep myself immune from the outs🌸ide medi🔯a.”

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