Whilst Ferrari's new team principal Marco Mattiacci denied making any approach to Adrian Newey, telling reporters in Monaco "we never contacted Adrian", Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko tells a different story. The Austrian, who is owner Dietrich Mateschitz's right-hand man, described the offer made by the Italian team - believed to have come directly from president Luca di Montezmolo - "absurd". "We have had long conversations with Adrian," he told Servus TV. "Ferrari made him an absurd offer – both on the financial side as well as in terms of his responsibilities." Newey however chose to remain with Red Bull for the foreseeable future, but his...
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