TORight now, the million dollar question in F1 is: Where will Adrian Newey go? The majority in paddock maintains that it will head towards Ferrari. There is some daring person who predicts that it will land in Aston Martin and the interested party himself assured that he is “a little tired” and who only thinks about taking some time to rest and reflect on what to do after ending his (successful) stage in Red Bull.
The brilliant aerodynamics guru will end his relationship with the Austrian team in the first quarter of 2025. He will end a relationship that has almost lasted Two decades. And the truth is that during all that time he has had a very prominent role in the organization chart of the current dominator of the Great Circus.
Beyond what they say Lewis Hamilton, Fernando Alonso, Checo Pérez or Helmut Marko, is what the main protagonist thinks in all this monumental mess that has been created at Red Bull. And at the moment, it seems that Newey He is not ready to embark on strenuous adventures. We also don’t know if he’s playing catch-up. In truth, no scenario can be ruled out.
“It’s been 18 years, it’s been an incredible journey starting at Red Bull, a very young team that emerged from the ashes of Jaguar, and being involved with Christian (Horner) and building it.. I honestly had no idea where we were going to end up when I joined, it was a big risk for my career and it’s been an incredible journey ever since. It has been a great honor to work with all the amazing guys and gals at the factory and race team. It has been simply fabulous,” Newey emphasized in statements to Sky Sports F1.
Newey instructs members of the Red Bull staff.
“A little tired”
The award-winning British designer, who joined the Milton Keynes team after previously triumphing with Williams and McLaren, has argued that he is leaving because he feels squeezed. “F1 is all-consuming and I have been in it for a long time. 2021 was a very busy year due to the close battle with Mercedes in the championship and, at the same time, due to all the research and development of the RB18, which is the father of this car generation. I don’t know, there comes a time when I feel, like Forrest Gump said, I’m a little tired.“, he detailed.
Newey has acknowledged that he had been thinking about leaving Red Bull for some time. “I thought about it a little bit over the winter and then as events unfolded this year, I thought… I am very lucky to not need to work to live. I work because I like it and I think now is a good time to take a step back, take a break and take stock of life. travel a little“, he added. There he suggests that the complaint by an employee of the Austrian team for alleged inappropriate behavior by Christian Horner has particularly bothered him.. Let us remember that the head of Red Bull was exonerated after an internal investigation, but evidently this has left open wounds within the Milton Keynes-based structure.
The plan is to enjoy life
And continuing with taking a break, Newey has expressed his idea of escaping a little after so many years of maximum demand. “I’ll probably go on a trip with my wife and the dogs. We’ll get into a motorhome or something and go through France to enjoy life. Then, maybe at some point, I don’t know when, I’ll get in the shower and say, ‘Okay, this is going to be the next adventure.’ Right now there is no plan“.
Newey, lost in thought.
2026 and Hamilton
So the change in regulations in 2026 and working with Lewis Hamilton (at Ferrari) is something that doesn’t keep him up at night right now.
“This current set of rules (2022) was the biggest regulation change we’ve had since 1983, when flat-bottom cars arrived, so I really enjoyed the challenge of all the research and detailed design of that car. The next two cars are evolutions of that car, and next year’s car will be the third evolution of that car, so it’s been a great series. “It’s been fun,” he clarified.
And Hamilton? “It’s very nice of Lewis to say he would love to work with me. I feel very flattered, but right now my only plan is to take a little break and see what happens next“, has closed the legendary designer.
