Former Pink Bull boss, Christian Horner is linked with a shock transfer to Aston Martin to exchange Andy Cowell.
On a day of shocks, the BBC – famed for its journalistic integrity, the validity of its sources and its famend fact-verifying processes – claims that Horner has been strategy amidst tensions between Cowell and Adrian Newey.
Ignoring the truth that it has lengthy been claimed that Newey left Pink Bull as a result of Horner-saga, it’s well-known that the Briton has been seeking to return to the paddock ever since he was fired by the Austrian group in the summertime.
Understandably, the Silverstone-based outfit is saying nothing.
“The group won’t be participating in hearsay or hypothesis,” insisted a group spokesman. “The main target is on maximising efficiency within the remaining races and getting ready for 2026.”
Cowell, who was former boss at Mercedes engine division, has solely been within the position for a 12 months, and changed (former McLaren boss) Martin Whitmarsh.
Curiously, the BBC claims that Aston Martin has approached Whitmarsh with a view to returning to his former position, while additionally sounding out Audi boss Mattia Binotto and one other former McLaren boss, Andreas Seidl, who at one time headed the Audi venture.
Lawrence Stroll has not spared the money in his efforts to show Aston Martin right into a championship successful group, and on the similar time can be decided to maintain his design guru Newey comfortable, although whether or not that entails teaming him up with Horner once more stays to be seen.
Reality is, Horner oversaw all Pink Bull’s title successful success and may be very eager to return to the game, if solely to show to the Austrian group what it’s lacking.
As unusual because it all sounds, if it occurred, somewhat additional down the road we might see Newey, Horner and Max Verstappen reunited because the Dutchman is thought to be watching progress on the Silverstone-base outfit now that the person who designed his championship successful automobiles is on board.
As a part of his package deal on becoming a member of the group, Newey was given a minority shareholding, and it’s believed that, flush with the money from his pay-off from Pink Bull, Horner can be in search of a stake within the group.
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