Adrian Newey became the latest big-name addition to the Aston Martin Formula 1 team this week. Newey has signed a long-term deal from 2025 after resigning from Red Bull. Newey will earn up to £30m per year depending on bonuses, making him one of the best-paid non-athletes across sport. This reflects his status as F1’s greatest-ever designer. He will finally have the opportunity to work with two-time world champion Fernando Alonso, who joined the team at the start of last year. Alonso has been pitted against Newey’s machinery for much of his F1 career. In 2005, he beat the Englishman’s McLaren,…
