A claim that Adrian Newey🍌 does not believe in Fernando Alonso’s title-winning credentiaℱls has created a theory about Max Verstappen.

Aston Martin r💞eportedly wanted to ti⛄e Verstappen down to a long-term contract valued at $1 billion, according to the Daily Mail.

Aston Martin swiftly༒ shot down that suggestion and rei𝔉terated their faith in current drivers Alonso and Lance Stroll.

But Newey “does not see the current driver Fernando Alonso and owner's son Laꦡnce Stroll as the formula for success for the ambitious project,”  claims.

Alonso is “too old” and Stroll “too untalented and too unambitious”, the rep📖ort insists.

Aston Martin have recruited genius car designer Newey from Red Bull, who knows about the br♛illiance of Verstappen all too well.

But, for now, the noises coming out of As༺ton Martin is that they wi𒀰ll back Alonso and Stroll, their current duo.

Red Bull fight to keep Max Verstappen

Helmutಞ Marko is wary of rival interest in Ver🍎stappen.

Next year the new F1 regulations will create an even playing field and ev꧙ery team - including Newey-inspired Aston Martin - will dream of building a dominant era.

Mercedes, tipped to have an engine to envy in 2026, have also been lin𝐆ked with Verstappen.

Red Bull’s Marko told F1-Insideꦿr: "We have to give him a car with which he is able to win on his own.

“It can be one to two-tenths ofܫ a second slower than others, but unlike our car last year, it has to be competitive ove𒁏r the whole season and on every track.

"If we don't succeed, there is no reason for Max to stay with us. You have to be real🦩istic about that."