Adrian Newey, one of the most celebrated designers in Formula One history, will leave Red Bull next year.
Red Bull confirmed that the 65-year-old Briton, considered to be the mastermind behind the team’s unprecedented dominance of the sport – is set to end his two-decade stay – in the “first quarter of 2025”.
The Team announces that Chief Technical Officer Adrian Newey will leave the Red Bull Technology Group in the first quarter of 2025.
— Oracle Red Bull Racing (@redbullracing) May 1, 2024
The engineering supremo will step back from Formula 1
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The news is set to spark a bidding war for Newey’s services, with Ferrari – soon to be joined by Lewis Hamilton – in pole position to sign him.
Newey’s departure also places further pressure on Red Bull team principal Christian Horner.
