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Alonso was very close to Red Bull deal – Newey

Adrian Newey says it would have been 'fantastic' to work together in Formula 1 with Fernando Alonso. The timing of the Red Bull designer's comments is fascinating, amid rumours Spaniard Alonso's management has been in touch with all three top teams about 2020. Newey, who is Red Bull's high profile technical boss and one of the sport's most famous designers, told the Spanish magazine Esquire that Alonso is 'one of the greats of the modern era'. 'Working with him would have been fantastic,' added Newey, whose employer currently runs Max Verstappen and Pierre Gasly. Newey said of Alonso, who entered a sabbatical at the end of last year: 'He seems to have had bad luck with some choices he has...
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