Is Newey Worth $30m A Year? 

I've watched several videos about from experts and big names and this is bar far the best analysis.

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Bringing in Newey is a double win - not only have you brought him into your team, but you've also taken him away from one of your biggest rivals. I think red bull could find themselves in 5th in 2026, behind Merc, Ferrari, McLaren and Aston. They've lost several really key people and walked away from a key current partner in Honda. For yhem, 2026 isn't just about new chassis and PU regs - it's also the first time they've built and designed the PU themselves. Massive challenge and without some key personnel.

Hi Marc, having just watched your video and with your knowledge I think you are spot on with your thoughts. Keep up the good work

The key to the project working is an entity that neither Newey or Stroll control: Honda. It will all come down to how committed Honda’s leadership is to developing a competitive PU and then throwing resources behind it if it does not work immediately out of the box in 2026.

So many naïve people who think that Lance Sr is only doing this for his son. He is letting his son ride this out while he finishes the championship puzzle, in the end it's about creating a championship winning caliber team, with the purpose of eventually selling at the height of its value, either to Honda or some other investment group. Lawrence and his billionaire investor friends are expecting a big return on their initial investment.

I posted this on Sky, too! Maybe I am crazy. However, Adrian offers Aston a solution to a further issue for Lawrence Stroll. What if Adrian creates a beast of a car and Lance falls short? What if, the Aston becomes a race or even championship winning car and Lance does not get any of those wins or anywhere near them? Lawrence is not going to sack Lance just like that, is he? However, what if Adrian builds two winning cars? An F1 and an Endurance winning car in the Valkyrie? Lance can then go to Endurance, Max to F1 with Aston and Fernando and all faces are saved. Because I truely beleive that Lance would shine in that class. As I said on Sky, you heard it here first 🙂 Just a thought!

Good vid Marco 😁

Hi Elvis. You absolutely blasted that with some great points. One thing that was a big factor in my opinion was the partnership situation. He has sought that in his moves and there's no way that he would get that at Ferrari or Mercedes. Having been in the same position where I built up a company but was not given a partnership....it eats at you. The other thing was Christian dumbing down his input. He wrote an email to CH listing all the times he had. His Missus just said b*ll*cks. This was why I was calling it months ago

Yes, it’s also an investment in every single member of the AM team who will interact with Newey They’ll grow into better versions of themselves and might even build a winning car in the process

Great video Marc.....🎉

I agree with you that Adrian is definitely worth that sum, and also the potential shift of Max’s mindset to perhaps head over to Aston Martin in the future.

You didn't mention any non F-1 work such as on an upcoming super car road/ track vehicle

Great insight, thanks

This is actually very good for parents and their kids. It shows that there are other avenues with great financial rewards in motorsports. Don't just take your kids to the kart track but rather to a technical school.

It's not just Adrian, I believe. Success also comes with the drivers that are able to deliver.

30 million ? ... i've always loved the guy , so good on him ... Mr Newey makes nearly four times my annual salary in one day 🤣

Hi Mark. The second reason that Max is going to Aston Martin is the partnership with Honda! In al most any interview with Max, when coming to the topic of engines, Max is prasing Honda and their dedication and workmentallity.. And the pity he feels that they will leave. Great that you mentioned the possibility of his coming to A.M. while the whole of the press and the 'pundits' keep on mumbling about Mercedes Greetings Henk from Holland

Yes Marc, the sponsorship opportunities Adrian will bring could more than cover his salary and boost the whole team in other ways. If he can create a race winning car for them, it is a bonus.

It is a bargain indeed, Adrien is a master and we wish him to approach 2026 regulations with the right vision. Monsieur Stroll is ambitious and does his best to provide the right ressources to get where he wants to be in the F1 world to the team. All the best

Seedstream....Brilliant

max's winning engine designer will be at AM from 2026, max's winning car designer is also there from 2025.He has seen what Honda and Newey can do and how they operate for 6-7 years. I guess that is something Merc will find hard to beat. And if needed Lawrence Stroll will pay thru the roof to get Max. Only bottleneck is they only have 1 seat as the other is held in perpetuity.

F1 success is said to be more about the car than the driver so why wouldn't you invest heavily into one man, rumoured to be the GOAT in his field. The move will also boost the reputation and expectation of Astin Martin which Marc alluded to so yes Adrian Newey is absolutely worth the money!!

Any team that has Newey is on for wins. No question. Stroll knows the score.

Adrien is in a class of his own I mean could anyone else name another F1 car designer? he will make a big impact on Aston martin and will make 2026 an exciting year for F1

Newey , worth more than any driver on the grid !, even the very top draw drive have to have a good car, if it gets it right again he will have the very best diver , has always been that way, best car best driver !,

Newey has an amazing track record, Williams, Maclaren, Red Bull, all of them became world champions while he was there. I wouldn't say that Aston Martin will become world champions for certain but i would be very surprised, and i mean very, if they don't.

Nice to-do list!

He's worth every cent a great investment by Aston Martin and eagerly awaiting 2026 now.

@F1Elvis Is Oscar Piastri equally an option for a seat at AM in ‘26 or ‘27, given MW’s relationship with both Adrian and Fernando? Perhaps Max will pursue the coveted #1 driver seat at Ferrari in 2028 when Lewis’s contract ends? Though it does seem unlikely Max will serve out his contract with RBR, given the present state of affairs there…

Max next on the list for A.M.

Having Newey means other teams don't have him. Plus imagine the Newey Aston Martin specials.

I’ve read his basic salary was around £22 mIllion plus bonuses, still mega.

Do you think they need to change their driver line-up too, to become world champions?

He actually is responsible for 20% of all victories in Formula1

Question for me is what’s really going on at RedBull to make him leave

I think Aston got Adrian for bargain price there, EJ wanted 50 Million for AN Per year - It would be nice to know the percentage of share holding, that will be in the public domain next year, so why not say now ? If Max goes there in 2026 Alonso Out & that's going to be difficult to manage as Alonso expressed long term interest in the Brand well after his F1 Career is finished, he will want to stay & drive Newly car, but this will depend on Max.

It’ll be epic if they’re the fastest in 2026 and MV decides to team up with Alonso in 2027.

Looking back a few years, would you ever forsee what AM is shaping up to be. Hats off to Mr Stroll. The only negative in the team is his son, it can only improve their chances when he is replaced by a top driver and they can certainly attract one now. I hope its not MV though.

Winning an F1 title is the absolute pinnacle of motor sports. Ask Honda, Toyota, BMW etc how much money is required to win one.

Lance Stroll has in the past shown sparks of brilliance. But moments of excellence don't make an excellent driver. Alonso has lately lost a bit of his figting spirit, which is quite normal when you're one of the most naturally gifted F1 pilots under the sun and you have nothing to fight with. Newey is not a miracle worker, but a few things he can achieve is, first off, lift the spirits of everyone involved at Aston Martin, and secondly, make people with cash to invest look up and go, "Hmm, maybe we should have a look over there and see if investing is an opportunity we should let pass..." But... the problem is Lance. If and when Stroll Sr. is serious about winning races and/or championships, he'll need a second driver who is worth his weight in gold. Alonso still has the fire burning, although it needs rekindling, but sonny-boy will have to re-invent himself or make way. And he first of all will need to be reminded that results are what's needed. You can't keep coming in thirteenth or fourteenth when your team mate is on the podium. Maybe Lance should start a venture with Perez. The "Double Trouble Mexican Grill (Bite Once And Triple The Bill)". Or "Stroll On a Roll"...

Newey is worth triple that. It’s a global championship with global reach for brand recognition if you win. There is hardly a dollar figure for this exact point. All the other teams should be kicking themselves.

I find it interesting that SeedStream is no feeding a lot of the F1 content on Reddit.

Hi Marc, why has the RB fallen of a cliff immediately as Adrian newey leaves, is it just coincidence or really his inputs were key to keep the RB fast,....

Elvis. Can I ask a question please. Why don't brands like BMW or Audi make F1 engines? I know they don't race but so many teams rely on engine partnerships surely a cheaper way for these manufacturers to be still in the F1 spot light and considering these companies already spend billions designing engines surely the extra cost involved in making 100 x F1 engines a year is no huge cost for them? They already employ all these designers and have they're own smelting plants

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Thanks Mark, an excellent summary! But why do I like people who think like I do, but put it better than I can? Adrian Newey is certainly worth what he costs, but the playing field is much bigger because of that. Expect a lot of expensive moves in the next few months. It will be very interesting to see what else happens at Aston Martin in the next 12 months. I'm sure that much of what you forecast will eventuate.

As the cars are worth 99% of the lap time I'd say he's a bargain at that price, it's the drivers that are overpaid!

Bringing in Dennis Rodman elevated the teams he played on, but some of those teams still shot themselves in the foot because of team dynamics off the court. I see this in the same vein, because money cannot buy success, they need to build a team, as well as a car, and that includes driver dynamics. McLaren has the best car at this moment in this season, but they are still finding a way to grasp defeat from the jaws of victory, and it happens all the time. But I do give them credit for at least trying and not being satisfied as a midfield team.

30m is actually quite cheap i reckon. Even if you just look at it as a business transaction. Does having the greatest designer in F1 history on the books of your team add financial value?, The answer is yes. If Stroll was to sell the team tomorrow, with Newey now contracted to Aston, would he get more than 30m extra for the team?, Again, the answer is yes. And that's before we even consider the discounts to that wage that will effectively come from added sponsors and prize money if/when he starts to deliver success. And when that happens, even if its a few years down the line, will Aston be worth 90+ million more than they were a few weeks ago?, Yet again, the answer is yes.

Lawrence pulled another of his shrewd business deals; the company 2X since the announcement of Adrian's signing; practically by the end of 2025 AM will be worth $2Bn, the most valuable Formula 1 team in history. Toto and the likes has some learning to do..

Hi Marc, what are your thoughts about the statement Newey did about the media demonizing Vettel and Verstappen ?

@Marc Priestley F1 Elvis.... At $30M doesn't that take a big chunk out of Aston Martin's yearly team F1 budget?

Hot take: I just don’t see him nailing 2 new regs rules back to back. By the time it’s over he’ll be old & want to retire. I’ve always rated Newey, but the DTS hype has naturally built him up to god like status, the fall will be even greater. Sad world of recency bias, we love clowning people & he’ll end his career on a low imo. Just look at Perez being a gem for years rated by everyone in force India days to RB, going out sad & no one remembers the good days anymore. We build people up, only to break them down.

If you get the key to the Castle so freely there almost always is a dragon 🐉 inside. Let's see if Adrian can slay that dragon.

Adrian has said before that he likes to work in a 'smaller' team and help bring it to the top, he likes that challenge, which is why Ferrari etc were off his list to go and work for, the money he'll get is cheap to what his name will bring in, good move all round.

i'd favour max going to aston, don't forget they also have honda and max is very popular with honda

For me the biggest change in the new 2026 regulations is going to be the engine. So Newey could design a brilliant car but if Honda builds a poor engine then he will be in the same position as Red Bull were in their final years with Renault and Honda doesn't have the best record when it comes to new engine regulations.

Newey doesn't have to touch an F1 car design, for Stroll to make money off the marketing. Newey has also been very open about designing sports cars and other projects Aston can provide. If they can maybe get Nando back on podium, they'll have trouble going to the bathroom at night due to all the stacks of cash laying around. I guarantee that's the real plan. Because what's the number one thing they need to do to be competitive? Fire Lance. I don't see Stroll staying in past that.

I also think he likes Honda PU too

Lets be honest the 'green team' is basically the new Redbull in the making. Honda, Newey, Fallows etc...and possibly Max.

If Stroll believes that the company is worth 1-2 Billion, then Adrian is worth every cent & more.

Didn't he produce a virtually undriveable McLaren when he was with them? I guess he learnt some lessons from that

Some one is worth that amount of money,how much do u need to live comfortably….and everyone is forgetting he dident build a race winning car intill the end of the merc area that’s 7 years lol and redbull ended up being abit dodgy to say the least lol

Don't forget about the addition of Andy Cowell!

Everyone is happy apart from the present design and aero team 🤣🤣

Still can't take AM seriously whilst nepotism exists there, Lance is B tier at best, if they're serious about winning then they need the likes of a Piastri in the car.

Max to Aston Martin is not likely to happen. Lawrence Stroll is spending all that money for his son Lance to become WDC. That would never happen with Max Verstappen in the same team, so he does not want him.

Why would they pay for Max when they can win with Alonso?

I think Fernando will retire before 2026 to make way for a younger challenger, Lance who knows he should go.

If max joins Aston Martin does that mean lance will lose his seat

Plus Aston is a British brand so I like think abit of patriotism. LOL. Okay guys I know it's not British owned.

Adrian is worth what ever a team are prepared to pay .. He has nothing to prove …

I’ve got a feeling Max Verstappen will be driving for Aston in 2026…. What do you think Marc?

It is not a salary..

lewis and max in 2026 it could happen at aston martin

I doubt very much if Newey can do magic much at this point. The ground effect era return was serendipitous for Adrian. His firsthand knowledge as well as his genius resulted in that great car. That is not the case now. Plus, he is old. No matter how much he or others think age doesn't matter, it does. It will. What did Einstein do in his later years. What does anyone do in their later years. Not much if they had a great early career. Physically and mentally the edge goes. Also, Newey had many years where his cars were not winners. And he also has "The Strolls" to contend with. Ok when things are good. Not when not.

Until Lance is sacked Aston Martin will have a potential of having 2 great cars but only 1 scoring points. So a constructors championship is miles away until the miserable woeful Lance Stroll is gone.

Remember, they are not in the building yet. They only enter it the end of the year. They are literally in portable space until thr buildings are complete

Max will go there too.

I simply can't see this working, Stroll Sr is a micromanaging egomaniac. It won't be fun, that is for sure.... So, my prediction is that Newey retires in 2027, being completely fed up with F1 and its corporate structure.

Strole is building up the company and he will sell it off you the Saudis or someone like that...

Even with everything you said, I still can't see why Adrian would want to go work for what's essentially a hobbyist team - one that exists only to fulfill Lance's F1 race driver pastime. And there is no way that Adrian's arrival is going to fool anyone working at Aston Martin F1 into believing that they are in any different situation. They all know that their employment is dependent on Lance's level of interest in his hobby, and that they are not primarily a performance motivated team.

For someone who basically abandoned RB upgrades in recent years to focus on a stupid hypercar vanity project? And who went to a team with a talented but over the hill driver and a completely useless spoiled child? Good luck with that!

Having Max with them I hope not,!!! I love Aston Martin team, an iconic British sports car company that have had more downs than ups, hopefully the road car will benefit, having arrogant Max on board would ruin it !!!

Is he really worth 150 million, that is an obscene amount of money for someone that doesn't even need it. Really

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