How to Build a Car: The Autobiography of the World’s Greatest Formula 1 Designer

by Adrian Newey

Is this entertainment or is it a technology-development exercise for the automotive industry? Either way, we’re achieving neither.

Then came a third approach, and it was from Ferrari. I’d been courted by them before, but this time they meant business. I travelled to visit Luca Montezemolo, the President of Ferrari at the time, seeing him at his farmhouse close to Tuscany. We held serious talks and their offer was amazing. Luca wanted to give me the whole Ferrari operation, road and race car. The promise was of an almost film-star lifestyle and the most ridiculously large financial offer, well over double the already generous salary I was receiving at Red Bull.

Ferrari pls try again 😭🙏🏻

After all, I like to think I’ve shown some aptitude in motor racing. Cars for which I’ve been responsible have won 10 constructors’ titles and 154 races, and in that time I’ve been lucky enough to move among brilliant and inspirational drivers, visionary money men, movie legends – even a Beatle.