Red Bull’s chief technical officer Adrian Newey, widely regarded as one of Formula 1’s greatest designers, is to leave the team according to multiple reports.
The departure of Newey would be a major blow for Red Bull, as he has led the design department which created some of F1’s most dominant cars.
The team enjoyed four consecutive years of championship success between 2010 and 2013. Red Bull ended Mercedes’ domination of the V6 hybrid turbo era when Max Verstappen won the drivers’ championship in 2021 and has been the team to beat ever since.
Horner joined Red Bull in 2006 when team principal Christian Horner lured him away from McLaren. Newey was convinced to join the team by David Coulthard, whom he worked with at McLaren before the driver joined Red Bull during its debut season in 2005.
However Newey’s future at Red Bull has been at the centre of speculation since Horner became the subject of allegations about his conduct. An internal investigation cleared Horner in March, but the complainant is understood to have brought an appeal against its outcome.
Newey, 65, would be a target for any team if he intends to continue working in motorsport. In addition to McLaren he also previously designed cars for Williams and March’s F1 and IndyCar operations.
Rumours have already linked him to Ferrari, where he would form a super-team with seven-times champion Lewis Hamilton, who will join them next year, as well as highly-rated multiple race-winner Charles Leclerc.
Mercedes, which has struggled to master the latest generation of technical regulations, would also highly prize Newey’s services. Aston Martin has also been tipped as a potential destination for Newey, as owner Lawrence Stroll has demonstrated both the ambition and the financial muscle to secure the services of a man whose F1 cars have won championships for decades.
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