Lawrence Stroll has been credited for beat♓ing his big rivals to the signature of Adrian Newey.

Newey will swap Red Bull for🎀 Aston Martin in March, giving him ꦍample time to direct their 2026 car when the new F1 regulations begin.

Newey’s arrival as a managing technical partner and a shareholder at Aston Martin a🌱llowed them to beat off interest from Ferrari.

“Lawrence Stroll has speculated to accumula൲te,” Sky Sports’ Carig Slater ❀said.

“Why did Aston Martin get Newey ahead oﷺf the others, who might🌊 have done?

“A🥂 lot of the influential people at the other teams who were tipped to get Newey said ‘we don’t want to be drawn into a bidding war for his se🍬rvices’.

“I sense today that a lot are regretting tܫhat they didn’t splash more cash, and force the issue.

“It feels like, at🍒 this time, the inevitable result is winning at some stage.”

Ted Kravitz added: “I don’t think the other teams were as creative as Lawreꩵnce Stroll was.

“Who at the other teams would have offered Newey ski𒁏n in the game - share💟holding?

“Ferrari would have never given him shareholding. Mayb♊e Williams would have done but did Newey want that uphill struggle? McLaren’s wouldn’t have.

“Mercedes? Toto Wolff and INEOS don’t want to l♍essen their shareholding for Newey.

“Stroll had that flexibility and imagination to ဣmake him a partner at the top level of the tea🌠m.

“They could🎃 have offered him £30m or £40m, whatever, but Lawrence was creative.

“We have seen this in other sports.”

Slater added: “If y🌠ou read Newey’s boo♊k, you know it’s something he has wanted.

“So if you’re seriousꦦ﷽ about getting him, find a way to do it.

“I don’t think Stroll gave away a massive chunk of this team. You can make him a s🏅hareholder without diluting significantly the key shareholders of the team.

“H🤪e has done what he needed to do, t♌o get him in. He’ll be the one laughing.

“The others will live to rဣegret not taking this opportunity.”