Red Bull has shown that generation leader Adrian Newey will leave the team in 2025, which would be a huge blow to Max Verstappen and Christian Horner. The design chief has reportedly been concerned about the struggle of forces within the team despite their enormous combined sporting successes over the past 18 years.
Newey joined Red Bull in 2006 and oversaw two dominant eras, but ongoing speculation has clouded the team and team principal Horner, who accused and was later cleared as part of an internal investigation into misplaced behaviour.
The English design chief is, according to many, the greatest engineer in Formula 1 history and will have no shortage of roles if he needs to stay in the sport, with Ferrari favourites to bring him into what would be a successful partnership with Lewis Hamilton. . .
A letter from Red Bull confirming the departure read: “Red Bull Racing announces today that technical director Adrian Newey will leave the Red Bull Technology Group in the first quarter of 2025. The engineering chief will step away from Formula 1’s design responsibilities to concentrate on the final development and delivery of Red Bull’s first hypercar, the highly anticipated RB17. He will remain concerned and committed to this exciting task until its completion.
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“Since joining Red Bull Racing in 2006, Adrian’s vision and technical leadership have been instrumental for the team and organisation in securing seven F1 Drivers’ Championship titles and six Constructors’ Championship titles, totalling 118 wins and 101 pole positions. adding the pole and pole from 2008. STR win. “
Newey explained that he felt it was “an opportune time to pass the baton” as he retires from his F1 duties this season after driving all three of Verstappen’s winning cars in recent seasons.
“Ever since I was a kid, I sought to be a fast car designer,” Newey said. “My dream was to be an engineer in Formula 1, and I was lucky enough to make it happen. For nearly two decades, it has been a wonderful honour for me to have played a key role in Red Bull Racing’s progression from a newcomer to a multi-title-winning team.
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“However, I think it’s an opportune time to pass the baton to others and look for new demanding situations for me. In the meantime, the final stages of RB17’s progression are just around the corner, so for the rest of my time with him my team will be there.
“I would like to thank the many incredible people I have worked with at Red Bull over the past 18 years for their talent, determination and hard work. It’s been a real privilege and I’m sure the engineering team is doing well. “We are ready for the work that will lead to the final evolution of the automobile within the four years of these regulations being in force. “
Horner among those who let Newey through, while the team principal paid tribute to his 65-year-old colleague, who will continue at Red Bull until 2025. All of our biggest moments over the last 20 years have come with Adrian’s hand in the driver,” Horner added. “His vision and genius have helped us win thirteen titles in 20 seasons.
“His exceptional ability to conceptualise beyond F1 and bring wider inspiration to the design of grand prix cars, his remarkable ability to embrace change and locate the most rewarding spaces in the regulations to focus on, and his relentless drive to win, have helped Red Bull Racing. will a greater force than even the delinquent Dietrich Mateschitz could have imagined.
“More than that, the last 19 years with Adrian have been incredibly fun. For me, when Adrian joined Red Bull, he was already a superstar designer. Two decades and thirteen championships later, he leaves as a true legend. He is also my ami. et someone I will be grateful to for all he has contributed to our association. The legacy he leaves behind will resonate the halls of Milton Keynes and the RB17 Track Car will be a fitting testament and legacy to his time with us. .
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