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Unhappy about power struggle – Formula 1 genius is facing a change
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Adrian Newey has worked for Red Bull since 2006
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Adrian Newey is considered perhaps the most brilliant Formula 1 designer ever. He has been working for Red Bull for almost 20 years and has celebrated title after title. Now he is said to have already announced his move internally. The star designer is apparently served.
In the wake of the affair surrounding Red Bull team boss Christian Horner, star designer Adrian Newey is reportedly about to leave the Formula 1 racing team. As “Auto, Motor und Sport” and the BBC reported on Thursday, among others, Newey is said to have already informed Red Bull of his desire to leave. There were initially no official reports on this.
The 65-year-old Newey is considered perhaps the most brilliant Formula 1 designer ever; he is the spiritual father of many world champion cars. The affair surrounding Horner is said to have caused him to leave early despite a valid contract until the end of 2025.
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Newey has been working for the Formula 1 team since 2006, which, after a marriage to Sebastian Vettel from 2010 to 2013, is now once again the benchmark in the premier class of motorsport with superstar Max Verstappen. There have been repeated speculations about a farewell to Newey in the past. The Englishman is associated with a commitment to Ferrari, where record world champion Lewis Hamilton will drive from 2025.
Newey is said to be unhappy about the power struggle at Red Bull
At the beginning of February it became known that the Red Bull company was investigating allegations against Red Bull team boss Horner for allegedly inappropriate behavior. After an investigation by a lawyer, the complaint from a former Red Bull employee was dismissed.
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Afterwards, before the first Grand Prix of the year in Bahrain, anonymous emails with files were sent to the other team bosses and Formula 1 journalists, the juicy content of which put Horner under pressure again. He has always protested his innocence.
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Newey is said to be unhappy about the power struggle at Red Bull, wrote “Auto, Motor und Sport”. According to the media, on the one hand there are the Thai majority owners, who continue to support team boss Horner. On the other hand, there is the Austrian side of the beverage group around the heirs of co-founder Dietrich Mateschitz, who died in 2022.
