Lawren♒ce Stroll has been credited for beating his big rivals tꦯo the signature of Adrian Newey.

Newey will swap Red Bull for Aston Martin i꧒n March, giving him ample time to direct their 20♉26 car when the new F1 regulations begin.

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

“Lawrence Stroll has sp🌜eculated to accumulate,” Sky Sports’ Carig Slater said.

“Why did Aston Martin get Newey ahead of the others, who might haveꦓ 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 services’.

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

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

Ted Kravitz added: “I don’t think the other teams were as creative as Lawrence Str🅰oll was𒉰.

“Who at the other teams would have offꦬered Newey skin in the game - shareholding?

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

“Merce♐des? Toto Wolff and INEOS don’t want to lessen their s🐟hareholding for Newey.

“Stroll had that flexibility and im🐼agination to make him a partner at the top level of the team.

“The🅷y 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 New🐻ey’s book, you know it’s something he has wanted.

“So if you’re serio🦂us about getting him♛, find a way to do it.

“I don’t think Stroll gave away a massive chunk of this team. You can ma🎀ke him a shareholder without diluting significantly the key shareholders of the team.

“H🦂e has done what he needed to do, to get him in. He’ll be the oneᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚ laughing.

“The others will li꧂ve to regret not taking this opportunity.”