McLaren are reportedly not pushing for Adrian Newey as much as their rivalsও.

The availability of the man behind the creation of Red Bull’s championship-winning cars has alerted rival F1 t⛄eams.

McL🦄aren delivered a reminder of their growing authority when Lando Norris won his first F1 grand prix in Miam🗹i last weekend.

But, a move to recruit New✨ey to spearhead the next phase of their project is not anticipated.

“I’m su♚re they’d considering him, but the mood music coming out of McLaren is not tha🐷t of a team pursuing Newey hard,” the reported.

The cost of Newey - coupled with the fact that he does not work full-time - means that any team ཧmoving for him must consider it carefully.

“The feeling” is that Ferrari are in “pole𒊎 position” to land Newey’s services.

His negotiation with Red Bull to end his contract early and remove any ‘gardening leave’ claus🌼es is reportedly a key indicator that ♛he intends to start work at a new F1 team.

Newey will formally depart Red Bull in early-202🔜5 which will give him time to look at the 2026 car for any new employer.

The new F1 regula⛦tions begin in 2026 so recruiting the sport’s most respected car designer would be a major coup, and could kickstart a period of dominance for whoever lands him.

McLaren CEO Zak Brown said: “Adri🐻an is going to add value to any🍌 racing team.

“But we a𒅌re ꧋very happy with the trajectory that we are on.

“Never say never! But I'm very happy with the team, the technical leadershipܫ, the way Andrea Stella is running the racing team.”