F1 design king Adrian Newey to leave Red Bull in 2025 after 19 years, team confirm in statement
- Newey cars have won 25 drivers’ and constructors’ championships for Williams, McLaren and Red Bull
- Christian Horner, Red Bull Racing team principal and CEO, says ‘he leaves as a true legend’
Formula One’s most sought-after designer, Adrian Newey, will leave Red Bull in 2025, after 19 years at the F1 team, Red Bull said in a statement on Wednesday.
Horner was cleared in February of alleged misconduct towards a female employee, who has lodged an appeal against the outcome.
“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,” Newey said in a statement.
“However, I feel now is an opportune moment to hand that baton over to others and to seek new challenges for myself.”
The news is likely to spark a bidding war between Ferrari – who will soon be joined by Lewis Hamilton – and Aston Martin for Newey’s services, while also cast doubt on the future of leading racer Max Verstappen at Red Bull.
Throughout the 1990s, Newey was at Williams, where Nigel Mansell (1992), Alain Prost (1993) and Damon Hill (1996) swept to championship wins.