- Adrian Newey reportedly ready for talks with Red Bull over his future
- The Guardian reports that he has not announced that he will leave the team
- Newey is a legendary F1 designer and could move to Ferrari if he leaves
Adrian Newey will reportedly have talks with Red Bull regarding his future with the team.
Mail Sport understands that Newey, Red Bull’s chief designer, is disillusioned with the political turmoil at the team. There is a power play behind the scandal that has convulsed the team in recent months.
Reports on Thursday claimed that Newey, Red Bull’s legendary car designer, had informed the team that he would be leaving.
However, The Guardian writes that both Newey and Red Bull were surprised by the reports and that he has not yet tendered his resignation, with formal talks to follow.
Red Bull has simply insisted it is “contracted until the end of 2025” and Newey has made no public comment.
Adrian Newey is reportedly ready for showdown talks with Red Bull but has not yet expressed his desire to leave.
He is frustrated by the turmoil in the team amid a power play in the wake of the scandal that has rocked the team (Christian Horner pictured)
german exit Auto Motor and Sports He was the first to report that Newey, 65, had expressed a desire to go.
But there has been speculation for weeks that he could leave and head to Ferrari, where Lewis Hamilton is also headed after concluding his time with Mercedes this season.
It has also been suggested that his wife Amanda has been looking for residences in Italy, where they could live if he joins the Scuderia.
Meanwhile, Italian newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport has claimed Ferrari would have to shell out €100m (£85.7m) to sign Red Bull’s chief designer on a four-year deal.
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.
He has been with Red Bull since 2006, but the scandal that has engulfed Christian Horner and the team this season has reportedly left him unsettled.
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.
Red Bull tops the standings despite its season being overshadowed by allegations of “coercive behaviour” – cleared up by an internal investigation – towards Horner.
Ewey is a legendary F1 designer and could take his services to Ferrari if he decides to leave
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.