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“It’s something we’ve been dreaming of,” says Aston Martin ambassador Pedro de la Rosa, who believes Adrian Newey will be a “game changer” for the team.

“This just highlights how attractive our project was, how exciting it was for Adrian to join and what an exciting future we have ahead of us. I can’t wait to start working with him again.”

“I think this does a lot of credit to our team because, at the end of the day, every team on the grid wanted Adrian to join, but he decided on Aston Martin.

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“I think it’s a turning point and a very important one in our history at Aston Martin. He’s a winner and he really wants to win in everything he does. He has the mentality of a racing driver.

“I think he decided on our team because he saw that the ingredients to win were there: the resources, the people, the team. Everything was in place, otherwise it wouldn’t have come together.

“I am very happy that he has chosen Aston Martin. Having him is a guarantee that we have the best [people in F1] with us.”