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Adrian Newey: How legendary designer's departure from Red Bull could impact Max Verstappen, Christian Horner and Ferrari
Following Adrian Newey's decision to leave Red Bull, Sky Sports F1 analyses the wider impact the legendary designer's impending departure could have on the team.
On Wednesday, ahead of this weekend's Miami Grand Prix live on Sky Sports F1, Red Bull confirmed Newey will leave the team in the first quarter of 2025.
The bombshell news comes amid a period of sustained turbulence at Red Bull following the investigation earlier this year by their Austrian parent company into allegations of inappropriate behaviour against team principal Christian Horner by a female colleague.
The grievance against Horner, who has always denied the claims, was dismissed on February 28. The woman who brought the complaint has since appealed the outcome.
Amid an apparent power struggle at the top of the team which appeared to almost lead to the departure of motorsport advisor Helmut Marko, there has also been speculation over whether three-time reigning world champion Max Verstappen could leave.
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Design legend Adrian Newey’s exit from Red Bull’s Formula 1 team has been confirmed, with the key question of 'when will he leave?' answered, 'what next?' still among the unknowns.
Newey, whose career includes 25 drivers’ and constructors’ titles across stints with Williams, McLaren and Red Bull, will leave Red Bull Racing in the first quarter of 2025.
He has been tipped for a sensational move to a rival team having been linked to both Ferrari and Aston Martin already this year.
His decision to leave brings an end to a long affiliation with Red Bull that has lasted almost 20 years, having joined from McLaren in 2006.
WHEN NEWEY LEAVES
This looks like an amicable enough exit for Newey, handled at least in part by ex-F1 team owner Eddie Jordan who Newey describes as his “close friend and manager”.
Though he will step back from F1 design work he will continue to attend “specific races” until the end of 2024 to support Red Bull trackside.
And he will also see Red Bull’s first hypercar, the Newey-designed RB17, through to the finish. This has been a key Newey project that Red Bull has supported.
“I feel now is an opportune moment to hand that baton over to others and to seek new challenges for myself,” Newey has said.
“In the interim, the final stages