For many years, Formula 1 insiders and fans have speculated about how much longer one of the sport’s most iconic designers ever would remain motivated. Although design freedoms for the 2022 cars are much more limited than at present, Newey admits that next year’s regulations mark a “huge” change for Formula 1. “If you had asked me 10 or 15 years ago if I would still be here today, I would have said no. “I love designing things and working on a car with my colleagues and the drivers. And I was lucky in my career to be able to design a wide variety of cars over many eras.

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