End of an era? What happens next after seismic split
It’s official: Red Bull’s chief technical officer and design guru Adrian Newey will depart the Formula 1 team in early 2025 after 19 years.
Newey is the most successful designer of the modern F1 era, having won world championships with Williams (five constructors’, four drivers’) and McLaren (one constructors’, two drivers’) in the ’90s before taking over the design process at Red Bull Racing from 2006.
During his time at Red Bull, Newey oversaw Sebastian Vettel’s four world championship-winning cars between 2010 to 2013 and the challengers with which Max Verstappen has claimed the last three titles.
It is not known which team will be Newey’s next destination but Ferrari is said to be in the box seat to acquire the 65-year-old’s services.
Wide World of Sports takes a look at some burning questions around Newey’s exit as Red Bull’s dominance hangs in the balance.
There are many theories as to why Newey has decided to depart the Milton Keynes-based team.
The main one stems from misconduct allegations first levelled at team principal Christian Horner in February.
The allegations reportedly triggered a falling out between key members of the team including Newey, Horner, senior advisor Helmut Marko, Thai billionaire and majority shareholder Chalerm Yoovidhya and minority shareholders at the team’s parent company Red Bull GmbH.
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