A claim t🦄hat Adrian Newey does not believe in Fernando Alonso’s title-winning credentials has created a theory a꧒bout Max Verstappen.

Aston Martin reportedly 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 reiterated their꧒ faith in current drivers Alonso and🐼 Lance Stroll.

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

Alonso is “too old” an﷽d Stroll “too untalented and too unambitious”, the report insists.

Aston Martin have rec෴ruited genius car designer Newey from Red Bull, who knows about the brilliance of Vꦬerstappen all too well.

But, for now, the noises coming out of Aston M🗹artiღn is that they will back Alonso and Stroll, their current duo.

Red Bull fight to keep Max Verstappen

Helmut Marko is wary of rival interꦍest in Verstappen.

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

Mercedes, tipped to have an engine to envy in 2026, have also been linke꧒d with Verstappen.

Red Bull’s Marko tol💫d F1-Insider: "We have to give him a car with which he is able to win on his 🎃own.

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

"If we don't succeed, there is no reason for Max to st♐ay with us. You have to be realistꦅic about that."