It was an open secret and it’s now official: Adrian Newey leaves Red Bull. His legendary red notebook says goodbye to the team in which he has spent 19 years. The world champion team has just announced that the Formula 1 aerodynamics guru will leave the team in the first quarter of 2025. Newey is the most important piece of Red Bull, with whom he has won seven Drivers’ and six Constructors’ World Championships.
The The brilliant mind of the British engineer has dominated the competition during the era of Sebastian Vettel and Max Verstappen with its innovative and revolutionary single-seater designs. Red Bull, in its statement, says that the Briton will move away from the F1 project to focus on the Hypercar after having achieved success in the top category. 118 victories and 101 pole positions since his arrival in 2006.
The main reason for his goodbye has been the instability in the team. Newey has not stood the noise caused by the Christian Horner case and has decided to step aside. The Austrian team boss was accused of “inappropriate conduct” with another Red Bull employee. The soap opera unleashed rumors of all kinds: departure of Horner himself, Verstappen, etc.
In the end, it has ended with the goodbye of the genius Adrian Newey. Red Bull thanks the 65-year-old engineer for his 19 years leading the aerodynamics team. Now, half the grid raffles off the talent of Newey, who leaves the baby teamgone after almost two decades.
Christian Horner says goodbye
The team boss, Christian Horner, gave him an emotional farewell. Newey and Horner have shared a team for almost twenty years: “For me, when Adrian arrived at Red Bull, he was a design star. Two decades and 13 titles later, he leaves as a legend.”
“He is also my friend and someone to whom I will be eternally grateful for everything he has contributed to us in this union”added the Red Bull Team Principal.
