Verstappen a ‘Pipe Dream’ Until Aston Build a Better Car, Says Newey

Aston Martin’s chances of signing Max Verstappen will be a “pipe dream” until they have a car good enough for Red Bull’s four-times world champion, according to the team’s design great Adrian Newey.

Newey, whose cars have won multiple Formula One championships for three teams, joined Aston from Red Bull in March with speculation Verstappen might eventually link up with him again.

Verstappen has won two of seven races this season and is third overall behind McLaren’s Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris while Aston Martin are seventh in the standings and far from the podium places.

Double world champion Fernando Alonso, now 43, has yet to score.

In Monaco to attend a race for the first time since his move, Newey was asked the inevitable questions about Verstappen’s future.

“Max is clearly a phenomenal talent, and he’s a supreme competitor and part of that means that Max likes to break things down to a simple common equation,” he told reporters.