Aston Martin have reportedly joined the race to sign Christian Horner‘s right-hand man Adrian Newey.

Chief technical officer Newey was linked with a stunning move to Ferrari earlier this month amid the fall-out from an internal investigation into former Spice Girl Geri Halliwell‘s husband.

Now Aston Martin chief Lawrence Stroll has made a big-money contract offer to lure the 65-year-old, according to motorsport.com

Ambitious Stroll wants to build a team that can rival Red Bull, Mercedes and Ferrari.

Newey has played a vital role in designing Red Bull cars that have brought so much success over the years, including winning the last three world championships with Max Verstappen.

Red Bull chief Christian Horner (pictured) is at risk of losing his right-hand man

Aston Martin have reportedly made a big-money offer to Adrian Newey (pictured)

He has been dubbed the ‘aero king’, helping the team become the dominant constructor on the track, with the current driver and constructors championship leaders set to storm to yet another two world titles this year.

There has, however, been unrest in the team since the furore over the Horner saga, in which he was investigated and subsequently cleared after accusations of ‘coercive behaviour’ towards a female colleague , and it remains unclear what their future looks like.

Horner – who earns £8million a year as team principal – was the subject of an internal investigation last month after accusations, which he has denied throughout the process, were made against him, before he was cleared.

However, several messages that were alleged to be between Horner and his accuser were then leaked via anonymous email, adding further furore to the situation.

The bombshell email – which was sent to leading F1 figures – contained 79 documents, including hundreds of messages, many of them of a sexual nature.

The Red Bull chief, husband of former Spice Girl Halliwell, has insisted he will stay in his role, but the saga has overshadowed the start of the F1 season.

Jos Verstappen, father of Red Bull’s star driver Max, is among those who have called for Horner to resign, and it has also been reported that Horner has in fact been trying to push Newey out of the team.

Horner, husband of former Spice Girl Geri Halliwell, has insisted he will stay in his role

Newey, meanwhile, has in the past expressed his desire to work with Lewis Hamilton and Ferrari before he calls time on his career.

The opportunity seems to have now presented itself, with Hamilton set to join Ferrari in 2025 from Mercedes and Prancing Horse chief Fred Vasseur now re-building the side.

Hamilton, meanwhile, spoke on Newey prior to the Saudi Arabia Grand Prix last weekend.

‘I think my move has shown that anything’s possible and it’s going to be a really interesting next six months or so,’ he said. ‘In terms of Adrian, having worked within the team [Red Bull], I know obviously Adrian gets all the praise for everybody’s work.’