Red Bull Racing has confirmed the departure of their Chief Technical Officer, Adrian Newey, in early 2025. Newey, a legendary figure in the world of Formula 1, has been instrumental in Red Bull's success over the years. His innovative designs and engineering prowess have helped the team achieve multiple championships.
Newey's decision to step down comes as a surprise to many in the racing community. His contributions to Red Bull Racing have been invaluable, and his departure will undoubtedly leave a void that will be hard to fill. However, Newey has expressed his desire to take on new challenges and explore other opportunities outside of Formula 1.
Horner paid tribute to Newey describing him as a “true legend” and hailing his “vision and brilliance”.
Horner said: “All of our greatest moments from the past 20 years have come with Adrian’s hand on the technical tiller. His vision and brilliance have helped us to 13 titles in 20 seasons.
“His exceptional ability to conceptualise beyond F1 and bring wider inspiration to bear on the design of grand prix cars, his remarkable talent for embracing change and finding the most rewarding areas of the rules to focus on, and his relentless will to win have helped Red Bull Racing to become a greater force than I think even the late Dietrich Mateschitz might have imagined.
Newey had informally told the team of his desire to leave last week and on Wednesday, Red Bull confirmed he will immediately step back from his Formula 1 design duties to "focus on final development and delivery of Red Bull's first hypercar, the hugely anticipated RB17".
Despite continuing success on the track, Red Bull’s current season has been overshadowed by the fallout from the external investigation into allegations of inappropriate behavior against Horner.
In February, an independent investigation was launched by Red Bull after Horner was accused of engaging in inappropriate behavior towards a member of the racing team, allegations the 50-year-old has denied. He was later cleared of any wrongdoing as announced by the Formula One team’s parent company, Red Bull GMBH.
Newey’s departure comes in the wake of Horner being accused of ‘inappropriate behaviour’ by a female employee. He was exonerated by Red Bull’s parent company GmbH on the eve of last month’s curtain raiser in Bahrain and has always denied the claims.
It remains to be seen what effect Newey’s Red Bull exit will have on the team’s superstar driver Max Verstappen. The three-time world champion has refused on multiple occasions to confirm he will remain with the team beyond this year.
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