After 19 long years and 13 titles (six Constructors’, seven Drivers’), Adrian Newey will leave Red Bull Racing in 2025. The British engineer will resign from his post as the chief technical officer after the current season. He’s negotiated an early termination of his contract which initially ran till the end of the 2025 season. This news comes after last week’s reports about the legendary engineer’s desire to leave following scorned relations with team principal Christian Horner.
However, despite fulfilling his desire to leave, Newey will remain part of the team till next year’s first quarter. He will continue to serve under the trackside support role. However, he will take no part in the designing duties of the upcoming Red Bull cars, except one.
The Team announces that Chief Technical Officer Adrian Newey will leave the Red Bull Technology Group in the first quarter of 2025.
The engineering supremo will step back from Formula 1
design duties to focus on final development and delivery of Red Bull’s first hypercar, the… pic.twitter.com/jkYL0EiU7B— Oracle Red Bull Racing (@redbullracing) May 1, 2024
As per the exit report by Red Bull on X, Newey will continue his work on the development and delivery of the RB17. The RB17 is the Austrian team’s highly anticipated first-ever hypercar.
The report suggests the 65-year-old will remain in charge until the completion of the project. Apart from Newey, the current structure at Red Bull remains the same with most of the technical staff under contract.
However, this announcement does add to the excitement of the already chaotic silly season. All the teams on the grid will be lining up a move for arguably the greatest aerodynamicist of all time. Ferrari fans seem the most ecstatic as they are convinced that Newey will move to Maranello.
Ferrari fans swarm to X to rejoice after Red Bull confirms Adrian Newey’s departure
With Red Bull having confirmed that Adrian Newey will depart Milton Keynes after the first quarter of 2025, Ferrari fans are excited. The Tifosi are eager to hear another bombshell announcement soon, having heard one at the start of this year when Lewis Hamilton confirmed he will move to Maranello in 2025.
Obviously Ferrari
— Abdullah. (@city822) May 1, 2024
Red Bull confirm Adrian Newey leaving…
F E R R A R I
— Matt Gallagher (@MattP1Gallagher) May 1, 2024
Adrian Newey you want to be a part of this pic.twitter.com/z5VGQgRxJf
— Stefanie (@fastpitstop) May 1, 2024
NOW MORE THAN EVER https://t.co/x8cSOlH6kF pic.twitter.com/qEgw7XpF5T
— clara (fan acc) (@leclercsletters) May 1, 2024
If you told me about this last year, I would have laughed at your face tbh. pic.twitter.com/SDvl0Sn8nm
— tami. (@Vetteleclerc) May 1, 2024
adrian newey in 2026 after john elkann offers him a billion dollars and the entire principality of monaco pic.twitter.com/tfx0wM4CKv
— mari️ (@f1brekkdown) May 1, 2024
Several fans are expecting Ferrari to make another multi-million dollar move and secure the services of Newey. This might be a golden opportunity for them to end their championship drought if they are able to land the legendary aerodynamicist.
