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Red Bull Championship-Winning Secrets Under Threat As Ferrari Poach Key F1 Personnel

Somin Bhattacharjee
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Red Bull Championship-Winning Secrets Under Threat As Ferrari Poach Key F1 Personnel

Over the last two years, Red Bull has been the most dominant team in Formula 1. However, their championship-winning secrets could now be under threat, with prominent members of the team set to join rivals, Ferrari.

Red Bull’s head of aerodynamics Enrico Balbo will join the Maranell0-based outfit from 2024 onwards along with another senior member. This is according to Motorsport, who also claim that the second member who will join Ferrari, is an even more integral part of Red Bull’s recent success.

Balbo’s name, meanwhile is confirmed and he will join Ferrari next year. The Italian engineer will bring a wealth of experience to Ferrari, who are in need of a massive technical overhaul if they are to catch Red Bull. Balbo has previously worked for Williams and Mercedes in F1 before joining Red Bull in 2018.

Will Adrian Newey leave Red Bull to join Ferrari?

Talks about Adrian Newey joining Ferrari have often come up throughout the course of the Briton’s illustrious career. When reports of a technical leader- who is more influential than Balbo- leaving Red Bull came up, most people assumed that it was Newey.

Newey is one of the smartest minds to have ever worked in F1, and despite his relatively old age, is showing no desire of leaving the sport. The 64-year-old has been a part of Red Bull’s F1 team since 2006 and will continue to serve the Milton-Keynes-based outfit in the coming years.

Despite rumors, the second (more influential) engineer who will leave Red Bull to join Ferrari, is not Adrian Newey. However, Motorsport points out that this person has a “great understanding of the Red Bull car”, and has made a “huge difference at the team recently”.

When Newey nearly joined Ferrari

In the past Newey revealed an instance where Ferrari offered him a salary of $27 million which je rejected. This was more than twice of what he was earning at Red Bull when the offer came in 2014.

Still, Newey decided to stay back, only because of the familiarity surrounding the place. He had been with the team since 2006, and oversaw their developmental years, helping them become the most dominant team on the grid.

Team principal Christian Horner didn’t reveal how long Newey will actually stay, but expects him to be around at least for the foreseeable future.

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Somin Bhattacharjee

Somin Bhattacharjee

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Basketball Editor Somin Bhattacharjee first discovered the game during the 2014 FIBA World Cup. Not long after, he turned to the NBA and found himself drawn to the Golden State Warriors — right at the start of Stephen Curry’s rise. Over time, the admiration turned into full-blown support for the team, one that continues even as the Curry era approaches its twilight. A true hoophead, Somin also follows EuroLeague basketball closely and enjoys exploring the game beyond the NBA. Though holding a bachelor's degree in marketing, Somin discovered his true calling in writing. Since 2021, he has penned over 3,000 articles for TheSportsRush, covering everything from breaking news to sharp opinion pieces and detailed exclusives. He thrives on writing about in-game moments and the reactions that make basketball a uniquely emotional sport. Beyond basketball, Somin plays different sports including soccer and remains a passionate fan of Spanish football giants Real Madrid

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