- Adrian Newey is reportedly leaving Red Bull and has told them he wants to do so.
- He has been the mastermind behind 13 title wins since joining the team in 2006.
- He is reportedly dissatisfied with the power struggle going on in the team.
Lewis Hamilton has been offered the chance to finish his career at Ferrari with the greatest car designer in history, after Adrian Newey plunged Red Bull into further chaos by apparently leaving the scandal-hit team.
It is not yet clear whether Newey, 65, will join Ferrari, the team Hamilton will move to from Mercedes next year.
But despite desperate moves at Red Bull as dusk fell to retain Newey, the game there appears to have improved – a blow for team principal Christian Horner as he clings to his job after accusations of texting. sexually explicit to a female member of staff.
Mail Sport understands Newey is disillusioned with the political turmoil at Red Bull. There is a power play behind the scandal that has convulsed the team in recent months.
It is also believed, although not confirmed, that Newey and his wife Amanda have been looking to move to Italy.
Red Bull technical director Adrian Newey has reportedly told the team he wants to leave.
The team’s season is overshadowed by the accusations against Christian Horner
If Newey were to join Ferrari, he would join Lewis Hamilton for the 2025 season.
Red Bull insists Newey has “a contract until the end of 2025.”
Newey is known as one of the greatest designers in Formula 1 history and has the brains behind 13 World Championship titles: six constructors’ and seven drivers’ crowns.
Horner was accused of “inappropriate behavior” by a female employee prior to the 2024 season.
An internal investigation cleared him of “coercive behavior,” but an explosive email the next day sought to shed new light on the situation.
A day after the internal investigation cleared him, hundreds of messages purportedly from Horner – some of them sexual – were released to the media and F1 powers, but Red Bull said he would not be fired and his accuser was suspended.
The explosive email contained 79 documents, including hundreds of messages, many of them sexual in nature.
The anonymous sender copied prominent figures in the sport, including FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem and F1 chief executive Stefano Domenicali, as well as accredited media gathered in Bahrain for the opening race of the season plagued by scandals.
His accuser has since appealed the verdict of the investigation that exonerated him.
Newey has been with Red Bull since 2006 and helped them win 13 titles with his expert design skills.
Horner, pictured with his wife, former Spice Girl Geri Halliwell, was accused of “inappropriate behaviour” by a female employee but was cleared thanks to an internal investigation.
In March, Newey was reported to be in “advanced talks” to join Ferrari. It is also understood that he has an offer from Aston Martin, the team of Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll.
Before joining Red Bull, he had success with both Williams and McLaren.
In total, Newey-designed cars have won twelve constructors’ and thirteen drivers’ championships.