Adrian Newey and Lewis Hamilton will not form a dream team at Ferrari next year, accor🍸ding to the latest claims.

The battle to acquire the genius of Newey continues to rage inside the F1 paddock but Ferr🐟ari are “out of the race”,  reports.

Fe🧸rrari were the original hot favourites to land the services of Newey, the outgoing Red Bull c๊hief technology officer.

It would have resulted in a link-up wꦑith Hamilt♔on, who Newey has previously admitted his regret at never having worked with.

But although Hamilton will wear red in 2025, “it seems that Newey isn’t heading꧂ to Itaꦦly”, the report states.

Two team tug-of-war

Aston Martin and Alpine are named as the two F1 teams 🌊battling over Newey.

McLaren had previously ruled themselves out while Mercedes wer💮e never significantly in the mix.

“✃Aston Martin are believed to be leading the chase,” F♏1.com reported from this weekend’s Italian Grand Prix at Monza.

Team owner Lawr🥃ence Stroll shot down a cheeky question from Sky Sports’ Martin Brundle last weeken🐓d at Zandvoort about signing Newey.

But Stroll has brought in former Mercedes man Andy Cowell as CEO, and ex-F🤪errari chief Enrico Cardile as chief technical officer.

💫In addition to Aston Martin’s new Silverstone HQ and their Honda partnership 🐻from 2026, the allure of the team is clear.

But Aston Martin face competition from another 🍰big character within F1.

Flavio Briatore൲, newly the executive advisor to Alpine, is “keen” to bring Newey to Enstone, F1.com reports.

“Everything is possible,” Briatore previously𒊎 said about the dream signing 𒊎of F1’s best-ever car designer.

Newey’s availability next year gives him time to influence the 2026 car for his new employer, giving them a key ed♚ge in the development war.