Adrian Newey to leave Red Bull? New F1 bombshell explained

Rookie Formula 1 design legend Adrien could

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Red Bull with speculation RI wants to

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and potentially make a sensational move to a rival team we thought 2024 had teased with its biggest dummy bombs of the season when We rushed to cover the news of Ls Hamilton's impact. switch from Mercedes to Ferrari by 2025, but this would be momentous in its own right and possibly even more so for F1's competitive landscape, given Red Bull's current strength. The rookie has been the cornerstone of Red Bull's rise to become one of the best teams in F1 and its current dominance.

Leaving Red Bull would mark the end of an era that surpasses even Hamilton's time and success at Mercedes and would raise the question of where he goes next and the seismic impact he could have on F1 if he joined a rival team. F1's new cars have won a combined total of 25 drivers' and constructors' championships across three different teams in an extraordinary career, 13 of them have come with Red Bull and who'd bet two more would be added to the tally this season. Ne has been at Red Bull Racing. Since he arrived from McLaren in 2006 and took on different responsibilities, including involvement in non-F1 projects at the time, he is currently the team's technical director.

Ne's place in the team has looked uncertain for some time, although he appeared to be at risk of being dropped from Red Bull. his involvement and, more recently, the scandal engulfing team leader Christian HOA, has emerged as a concern. There are now reports that Nei has informed Red Bull of his intention to leave. All Red Bull has officially said is that Adrian is under contract at least until the end. 2025 and we're not aware of him joining any other team, although that leaves obvious wiggle room for the rookie to want to leave or even inform senior management figures of his intention to do so.

It's an interesting and specific reference to the length of the new guy's contract and the idea of ​​him moving on arrival to stay in F1 and prepare for the new car rules in 2026 NE would need to negotiate a shorter period of gardening leave than will allow him to work for another team next year, Red Bulls, which indicates that this will not be possible. and confirming that New's contract extends until at least the end of 2025 implies that there are mechanisms in Ne's agreement that could prevent him from working elsewhere for longer - for example, if the end of 2025 is the earliest a period would begin on gardening leave, that would mean he won't work for another team until 2027, but perhaps the rookie has an ace up his sleeve to change that and, if things get complicated, there's presumably nothing Reble can do to stop the rookie from simply fold, although what matters here is the suggestion that the rookie wants.

Go away and there is no smoke without fire. Nei is understood to be unimpressed with the situation around Herner, who has been in the spotlight for months over allegations made by a female staff member. Red Bull's parent company ordered an investigation into allegations that he was inappropriate and controlling. A woman who worked for him at the end of the investigation, Red Bull gmba, stated that the complaint had been dismissed and Herer remained in his position, but senior F1 officials, others in the Paddock and many fans were not impressed by how Rebel He handled the entire situation privately.

Nei is believed to have his own concerns and this appears to be a major factor in deciding whether he wants to be part of the team long term. It doesn't help that since Hor's allegations came to light, a deep-rooted power struggle at Red Bull has been publicly exposed. Horn clashed with Yosa Stappen, the father of Red Bull's star driver Max, over Stappen, and had issues with Red Bull Motorsport advisor Marco, who has effectively run the team alongside Herner since its inception. Marco signed a new contract with Red

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over the winter after appearing vulnerable. Towards the end of 2023, he is a key figure for Vaporizers and it has been felt more than once that there was pressure from Red Bull's Herner Miltton Kean side to force Marco out beyond that, the question of further control that Reel seeks in Austria leads. by top executive Oliver Minsl and a possible clash between the leadership there and the Uidia family co-owning Tai de Rebel, which is on Ha's side.

It has always been assumed that Nei, a politician by nature, is not interested in such machinations and His biggest concern would be that the team splitting into factions would limit his competitive potential at a time when he has less personal desire than ever to remain at Red Bull. The rookie is the most important signing in Red Bull's history and Herner was a key part of achieving it. Neie wrote in his Memoirs that he and Herer shared the same ideology for Red Bull Racing and it has always been felt that Herer was key to keeping the rookie happy and engaged in the F-1 team, which meant giving him the freedom to pursue different projects and be as involved as possible. as he wanted on his own terms, for example, the Red Bull RB 17 hyperare is a project that the rookie is heavily involved in and seemed sincerely excited when it was announced in 2022, but more recently it has been suggested that it is the key to wanting out of F1 and focused on the RB 17 project, possibly to keep Ferrari Target Pier Vaset on board in the long term.

Red Bull's technical structure has changed over the years largely to adapt to the new changing share, as part of that promotion from Herner to Vaset to technical director. prominent spokesperson and emphasized how Vashe has led a team that does not depend solely on Nei's genius. Herer had even characterized it as a machine that allowed Nei to come and go as he pleased. It is known that Nei felt that he was much more influential than perhaps. He has been given credit and was once a role that doesn't carry the same risk of being sidelined as assuming Ne's intention is not to retire.

He would be highly coveted by rival F1 teams. He has been linked with moves to Ferrari and, like Martin, he is already Ferrari this year. aggressively pushing to end his long title drought and has signed L Hamilton from Mercedes to be Charl Clir's partner for 2025. Nei has publicly lamented the fact that he has not worked with the likes of Ferrari Hamilton or Fernando Alonzo. A move to Marinello would mark two of those in one go with New, who has rejected big proposals from Ferrari in the past, but Ferrari has been linked with Red Bull technical director Vas since last year and there are rumors that the Team boss Fred V has not given up that chase.

Aerodynamics chief Enrio Balbo was speculated to be Ferrari's target early last year and it was Herer who quelled insistence that talks had been had with both and that they were happy, while another of Ne's regrets about not working with Alonzo could be addressed with a move. to the ambitious Aston Martin team that has been spending big money to assemble a Powerhouse technical setup and will take over Red Bull Works' Honda engine deal for 202 sixes with Alonzo signed up for at least the first year of those new rules that would carry over there . allow the rookie to stay in the UK, so he appears to tick several boxes.

Aston Martin recently denied making Nei an offer to join the Lawrence Walks organisation, stating that he was satisfied with its current technical structure. One of Nei's former protégés, Dan Fallows, is the technical director of Aston Martin. and putting him back in the new Shadow may be best avoided as the technical director role already exists for long-time Silverston team man Andrew Green. Aston Martin also recently hired Alpine's former Mercedes Bob Bell as CEO to effectively lead its 2026 car project, but where is he? The rookie fit at Mayo matters less than a son Martin simply having the chance to get him, so it could be a case of signing him and working out a structure later.

The eruption of this new speculation is a new blow for Red Bull, ending a short period of Despite the relentless scrutiny that had dogged the opening weeks of the season, the Hornos saga erupted earlier this year during the season. car launch and was the dominant plot during testing and the first two race weekends, little has changed in that narrative since then, which meant As Red Bull continued to dominate on the track, its F-1 team returned to headlines for the right reasons, this changes things and as a fractured Red Bull leadership had already left its rival smelling blood, it would probably be talked about for a while, still Mercedes boss.

Tito Wolf has tried to flirt with vapers at every turn, very publicly pushing a narrative that Max could be tempted to leave if Red Bull is at risk of imploding. The most serious threat to Verstappen's place at Red Bull appeared to be Marco as Verstappen made his own future clear. was linked to the Austrians, but Verstappen also said it was vital that Red Bull's key pillars remained in place and he knew he had to be considered one of them unless the VAP and Camp felt that Vashe is the most important technical figure if Vashe remains of interest to Ferrari, however, speculation persists that he could still move there, then Red Bull could risk all of its core assets being wiped out, plus the departure of a rookie could easily have the KnockOn effect of making others on the team question their future, even if it were.

Only Nei left through the starting gate through a series of factors that made him feel that Red Bull Racing is no longer what it was, he still knew he would leave. Few people have had his influence and even fewer have sustained that influence for so long that he is widely regarded as the greatest F1 designer of all time for a reason, losing that alone would be enough for this team to no longer be Red Bull. as we know it.