Adrian Newey Leaves Red Bull: The Inside Story and Future Destinations

It was a bit of an information avalanche on Thursday. First, the news of Newey’s departure was brought by the aforementioned AMuS. “Newey is said to be dissatisfied with the power problems within the team and only wants to work on the RB17 hypercar project. The hidden engineer continues to demand F1. What will be the next destination for the star builder? Experts recommend Ferrari,” wrote informed journalist Michael Schmidt.

Then similar news was reported by other media, although there were no sensational pieces. For example, the British BBC website said: “Adrian Newey is leaving Red Bull as a result of the Christian Horner controversy. Newey, who is considered the best designer of all time, has told Red Bull that he wants to leave, according to the BBC.

Sky Sports reported the same. “Newey has informally announced to his colleagues that he wishes to sever his almost two-decade-long association with his championship team. He basically turned away from it.’

Yes, the fragile and artistic soul of designer Newey suffered during a recent internal team “war” when Horner was accused of sexually harassing one of her colleagues, but he end the case in somewhat strange circumstances. This is now thought to be the main reason the 65-year-old designer wants to leave. The relationship with Horner was resolved. “The case has had a negative impact,” says Sky Sports.

The Red Bull team itself then issued a statement on Thursday evening, in which it is written: “Adrian has a contract with us until at least the end of 2025 and we do not know that he should join another team.”

A subtle message, but crucial to Newey’s future.

Why? It’s no secret that billionaire Lawrence Stroll would like to bring the builder to his Aston Martin team, and it’s no secret that Ferrari would want the services of a genius. But… Server The Race claims that the contract with Red Bull, which is being discussed by the team itself, will not allow Newey to work for the competition until January 1, 2027.

“Although Red Bull may not be able to prevent Newey from retiring. Confirming the length of his contract means that there are clauses in his contract that could prevent him from working elsewhere in the near future. But if the earliest date is the end of 2025 and the start of the mandatory holidays, he could not work elsewhere before the beginning of 2027.”

What could an exit mean for Red Bull? It should be noted that Newey is no longer the one to design all the details of the single seater. It was more of a design strategy that gives a different perspective on the interpretation of the rules, choose a different design path – but successful. It is certain that the stable is more or less preparing to go out, and that is why we cannot clearly expect the end of dominance and fall into the depth of results.

But for the competition, on the other hand, Newey can represent a “magician” who will bring the winning base.