Adrian Newey to leave @RedBullRacing after 19 year spell. #F1 #RedBullNews
Adrian Newey Leave Red Bull – Oracle Red Bull Racing today have announced that legendary Chief Technical Officer Adrian Newey will leave the Red Bull Racing Technology Group in the first quarter of 2025.
The engineering mastermind will step back from Formula One duties to focus on the final development of Red Bull’s Hypercar, the widely anticipated RB17. The Briton will remain involved and committed to this project until completion.
Since joining the Milton Keynes based-squad in 2006, Newey’s vision and technical leadership saw the team score a solid seven Formula 1 Driver’s World Championships and six World Constructor’s Championship titles – with a total of 108 Grand Prix victories and 101 pole positions including Toro Rosso’s 2008 Italian GP triumph with the STR 2008 pole and win.
Newey stated: “Ever since I was a young boy, I wanted to be a designer of fast cars. My dream was to be an engineer in Formula One, and I’ve been lucky enough to make that dream a reality. For almost two decades it has been my great honour to have played a key role in Red Bull Racing’s progress from upstart newcomer to multiple title-winning Team. However, I feel now is an opportune moment to hand that baton over to others and to seek new challenges for myself. In the interim, the final stages of development of RB17 are upon us, so for the remainder of my time with the Team my focus will lie there. I would like to thank the many amazing people I have worked with at Red Bull in our journey over the last 18 years for their talent, dedication and hard work. It has been a real privilege, and I am confident that the engineering Team are well prepared for the work going into the final evolution of the car under the four-year period of this regulation set. On a personal note, I would also like to thank the shareholders, the late Dietrich Mateschitz, Mark Mateschitz and Chalerm Yoovidhya for their unwavering support during my time at Red Bull, and Christian, who has not only been my business partner but also a friend of our respective families. Also, thanks to Oliver Mintzlaff for his stewardship and Eddie Jordan, my close friend and manager.” Newey concluded. Credit to Red Bull for the quote.
Newey’s first design for the Milton Keynes based-outfit was the RB3, which achieved a podium at the 2007 European Grand Prix at the Nurburgring.
The following year his design scored the Group’s first victory at the 2008 Italian Grand Prix with Sebastian Vettel and Scuderia Toro Rosso.
Following the rules and regulation changes and his unique ability to capitalise on them – which was been a major story in Newey’s Red Bull Racing journey – his RB5 design brought the team it’s first Grand Prix victory, at the 2009 Chinese Grand Prix.
In 2010, the RB6 carried the Milton Keynes based-squad to it’s first double championship before that achievement was repeated for the rest of the 2.4L V8 era.
The 1.6 V6 Turbocharged Hybrid era in 2014 saw leaner times and was a step back for Newey to allow creation of the Valkyrie Hypercar.
The arrival of Honda to supply power-trains to Red Bull Racing reignited the Briton’s competitive spark.
In 2021, the RB16B brought a first Championship to Milton Keynes in eight years with Max Verstappen.
An extensive regulation change with the return of ground-effect cars in 2022 resulted in another sensational design and a double world championship, the RB18, leading to a new era of dominance, which began in 2022 and still is continuing to this day.
Oracle Red Bull Racing CEO and Team Principal Christian Horner added: “All of our greatest moments from the past 20 years have come with Adrian’s hand on the technical tiller. His vision and brilliance have helped us to 13 titles in 20 seasons. His exceptional ability to conceptualise beyond F1 and bring wider inspiration to bear on the design of grand prix cars, his remarkable talent for embracing change and finding the most rewarding areas of the rules to focus on, and his relentless will to win have helped Red Bull Racing to become a greater force than I think even the late Dietrich Mateschitz might have imagined. More than that, the past 19 years with Adrian have been enormous fun. For me, when Adrian joined Red Bull, he was already a superstar designer. Two decades and 13 Championships later he leaves as a true legend. He is also my friend and someone I will be eternally grateful to for everything he brought to our partnership. The legacy he leaves behind will echo through the halls of Milton Keynes and RB17 Track Car will be a fitting testament and legacy to his time with us.” Horner concluded, credit to Red Bull for the quote.
The question remains to be seen as to where the legendary designer will end up next. Will it be Ferrari, Aston Martin or Mercedes? Will he stay in Formula 1 or a enter a completely whole new project altogether?
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