Sky Sports F1 commentator David Croft has hiꦺnted that news around Adrian Newey’s f🍌uture could be announced next week.

Newey has been heavily linked with ♋a move to Aston Martin for 2025.

His departure from Red Bull was announced ahead of the Miami Grand Prix in May - and Newey is free to join another F1 team from the first quarter of n🐽ext year.

Aston Martin are thought to be the leading contender to 🦋sign Newey as they bolster their technical te💝am ahead of 2026.

During Sky Sports’ FP3 coverage, Croft was 💞prompted to discuss Newey’s future by 2016 F1 world champion Nico Rosberg.

In response to Rosberg’s comment about Newey, Croft sa🅘id: “I think we might hear something about Adrian Newey’s future next week.”

Rosberg replied: “What do you think that news is going to look like?”

“No idea,” Croft added.

“Yes you do. You told me before,” Rosberg said.

Croft explained: “He’s been li𒆙nked heavily with Aston Martin hasn’t 🧜he. Do Aston Martin need Adrian Newey?”

Rosberg feels that every team on the grid “needs” Newey.

“Everybody needs Adrian Newey,” Rosberg commented. “Notꦆ as a daily but as a big picture consultant, concept, overseeing the team, overseeing the major decision making.

“I think that’s whe꧋re he’s absolutely brilliant but the problem is he comes with a substantial cost as well. It seems Aston Martin will be able to afford that.”

Karun Chandhok added: “I think the cost actually is a pretty simple equation. If you move ༺up two places in the constructors’ because of Newey, he’s paid for himself which is I am sure what they’re hoping for.”

꧂Aston Martin have struggled in 2024, sitting fifth in the constructors’ championship, without a top three finish thi🍌s year.