Max Verstappen might be a bit tired of winning too many times in Formula 1. And thus, the Dutchman seems to be looking to tackle some other Championships down the line. He has declared his wishes to contest the 24 Hours of Le Mans, and his dreams might actually come true. This is because the Austrian outfit has released its new RB17 hypercar at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, and the project is Adrian Newey’s last contribution to Red Bull before he leaves early next year. The Brit has confirmed the RB17 hypercar would be ready for the World Endurance Champion as well as the Le Mans with some modifications.

As Newey has indicated a possible entry of the RB17 into Le Mans, some questions might arise about this Championship. Held at the Circuit de la Sarthe in France, the 24 Hours of Le Mans is focused on hypercars, unlike the streamlined racecars that you might find in Formula 1. Now, you might wonder why Verstappen wants to take part in a competition where the cars are entirely different than what he is used to driving. Well, the talented Dutchman is not the first racer from the king class of motorsports to show interest in Le Mans. Current Aston Martin racer Fernando Alonso (who also got the 2007 F1 title) is also a two-time Le Mans winner.

While Max Verstappen has not disclosed if he wants to trace Alonso’s footsteps to win at the Circuit de la Sarthe, he has expressed his ambitions to switch lanes from F1 to Le Mans. Speaking on this, Verstappen once said, “[Le Mans is] not only you, you have to work together with your teammates to try and find the right compromise with the set-up. So I’ve been following it a lot here and there [and I] have a few chats as well.” Surely, the 26-year-old would jump at the opportunity if his F1 team, Red Bull, introduced one of its cars into Le Mans. Elevating Max’s anticipation, Adrian Newey has told Motorsport.com that his $6.4M worth RB-17 hypercar might be ready for Le Mans soon. Now, what else did Newey say about his latest creation?

Adrian Newey confirms his last Red Bull project follows WEC

Since 2006, Adrian Newey has been a part of Red Bull‘s F1 team to design the best-in-class challengers for the Milton-Keynes team. However, on May 1 of this year, the Austrian outfit confirmed their star aero-engineer will step back from designing F1 cars to focus on the RB17 hypercar for now. After unveiling his work product at Goodwood, Newey elaborated on how the hypercar came about as a result of his efforts.

The 65-year-old said, “Not only from a styling point of view, [but there are] other things we’ve [changed]. The car is a little bit smaller than the blue car [RB17] in length and width. Then we had other things that we needed to incorporate because we were anxious that it should comply with all the LMH [category from the World Endurance Championship] safety regulations.”

Adding to Adrian Newey’s take, another major change in the RB17 hypercar shows how Red Bull might use it as a ticket to Le Mans and WEC. The machine now boasts a a 4.5-litre V10 engine rather than the F1-inspired V8 turbo power unit (the RB17 had this, previously). With the release of the RB17 hypercar, the world has gotten a look at the last project Adrian Newey will work on for Red Bull. He will keep making advancements on this product until he leaves the Austrian outfit next year.

Now, there are some swirling speculations about Newey’s next destination in Formula 1. Even though he has not confirmed his move yet, a little birdy says Aston Martin, Williams, and Ferrari are the frontrunners in the bid for the Brit. Amongst these squads, where would you want to see the aero wizard in the 2025 season? Share your thoughts in the comments below.