A German media report claims that Adrian Newey and Red Bull are on the verge of parting ways, after two decades together.
Adrian Newey is set to check his exit from Red Bull, according to German magazine Auto Motor und Sport.
The F1 car designer, the biggest success in the sport’s history and who oversees the design of the dominant RB18, RB19 and current championship leader RB20, is reported to be announcing his departure from Red Bull soon.
According to Auto Motor und Sport and the BBC, Newey is on the verge of confirming his split with Red Bull after being dissatisfied with the internal power struggle that has been going on since Red Bull GmbH’s internal investigation into team boss Christian Horner was verified. Interrupted.
While Newey recently spent time working on the RB17 hypercar project, AMus claims the designer isn’t satisfied with his retirement from F1’s coastline — Newey recently missed the Australian Grand Prix and Chinese Grand Prix — but was on Red Bull’s pit wall in Japan. .
Last year, Newey signed a new three-year contract with Red Bull to stay in Milton Keynes until the end of 2025, but rumours of big deals from Aston Martin and Ferrari have surfaced recently; Newey has also reportedly been spotted at Bologna Airport. Italy will coincide with Ferrari’s speculation.
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With Newey under contract at Red Bull, a quick exit is unlikely given the huge monetary hit he would take from him, as well as the mandatory gardening licence era the 65-year-old would have to comply with before joining the team. .
But there’s no doubt that Newey is one of the most valuable names on the F1 grid, even more so than most drivers.
Having been the engineering mastermind behind some of the most dominant F1 cars in history, with winning machines dating back to the 1990s, Newey boasts a whopping payout estimated at $10 million a year.
But rumours are swirling that other groups are looking to move Newey away, with the designer recently telling RacingNews365 that he’s not “planning too far ahead” when it comes to hypotheses about his future.
“I appreciate it,” Newey said. From the time I was about 10 years old, and in fact at 12, I sought to be a designer – I don’t think I know the word “engineer” – in motorsport, and preferably in Formula 1.
“That’s what [I did] for my entire teenage years. I managed to get that first job in motorsport after graduating.
“I edited it immensely and I’m still working on it.
“So I think as long as I continue to enjoy it and the team needs me, I’ll continue to do it from time to time and we’ll see in the future.
“I don’t tend to plan too far ahead. “
If Newey separates himself from Red Bull, he arguably won’t run out of options. Ferrari is a possibility, with Fred Vasseur aiming to assemble a big-name team under his leadership after having snatched Lewis Hamilton from Mercedes.
Mercedes, which already employs James Allison as technical director, is a less likely fate still, with Toto Wolff looking to keep Max Verstappen away from Red Bull, the prospect of staying on a Newey-designed device may play a key role. . factor in the long run, but it would be on Allison’s toes.
With new regulations looming for 2026, adding all-new chassis and aerodynamic regulations, Newey may prove invaluable to any team securing theirs, whether they continue their tenure at Red Bull after two decades or if a rival team manages to tempt them. To him.
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