McLaren CEO Zak Brown has ruled out a sensationಞal swoop for Red Bull design guru Adrian🙈 Newey.

Since his depaꩲrture from Red Bull was annꦏounced ahead of the Miami Grand Prix earlier this year, Newey has been linked with a host of teams.

Newey has reportedly been in talks with Aston Martin and Ferrari, while a return to McLaren was also mooted given his c✨lose friendship with Brown.

T🌞he F1 designer will leave Red Bull in the first quarter of 2025 - with the identity of his new team still unclear.

In an interview with the BBC, Brown confirmed that Newey won’t be returning to Woking in 🧸2025.

“We're not going to sig𒈔n Adrian,” Brown said. "I'm very happy with the team. Adrian is a great friend, huge talent, resume second to none.

“But with what we have in place here, 𓆉I couldn't be happier. We can get the job done.

“I'm happy with the race ꦕteam we have and we're going to try to win the world championship with the team sitting here today.”

Brown’s trust in his current design team is unsurprising given McLaren’s remarkable resurgen💎ce in the last 18 months.

McLaren have gone from the back of the grid t♓o becoming the favourites to take this year’s constructors’ championshi🍸p.

Looking ahead to the title battle, Brown added: “It's gonna be a slug-fest. I think it's gonna be a slug-fest between all four teams [Red Bull, McLaren, ♑Me🦂rcedes and Ferrari].

“You're ༺gonna seeꦉ epic battles. Eight drivers that can show up at almost any track and win, and it's gonna be exciting.”