Charles Leclerc says he respects Adrian Newey’s resolution to decide on Aston Martin over Ferrari and reiterated his religion within the technical crew at Maranello to achieve success in future.
Newey sparked a race for his signature when he introduced he can be leaving Pink Bull on the finish of season, and it was confirmed earlier this week the has chosen to affix Aston Martin. Regardless of curiosity from Ferrari crew principal Fred Vasseur to lure Newey to the Prancing Horse, Leclerc insists that Newey’s resolution shouldn’t be a blow to Ferrari.
“No, there aren’t any disappointments,” Leclerc stated. “It’s not like we haven’t tried or spoken to Adrian. I do know that there have been talks, and he made his resolution. I respect his resolution. On the finish, at Ferrari, we now have all the time thought-about the group greater than the person.
“In fact Adrian has an unbelievable [record] and has completed superb issues. However we now have an incredible group and I’ve no doubts that going ahead we now have an especially sturdy crew to return again on the high.
“I’m actually pleased with the construction. Clearly it’s Fred’s job to attempt to put the crew in the absolute best place to attempt to win races, and I 200 p.c belief Fred and I’m fully onboard together with his imaginative and prescient.
“It’s a steady course of to attempt to enhance Ferrari over time and we’re in the course of this course of. However I’m tremendous pleased with the best way he sees issues and the issues he does.”
Ferrari just lately introduced that Loic Serra, who joined from Mercedes, will take over as chassis technical director when he begins work with the crew on October 1. That transfer reunites Serra with Lewis Hamilton, and the seven-time world champion shares Leclerc’s backing of the Ferrari set-up.
“Actually, no [disappointment about Newey],” Hamilton stated. “I really feel like, whereas I’ve talked about earlier than that it could be an honor to work with Adrian, I’ve been privileged to work with two championship-winning groups that didn’t have Adrian.
“I feel any crew most likely would have been completely satisfied to have had him. However on the finish of the day he needed to do what was finest for him. It doesn’t change something for me. It doesn’t change my objective, or my focus with the following transfer. I nonetheless consider one hundred pc that there’s tons we are able to do there.”
