Adrian Newey’s lawyers are reportedly negotiating his departure frꦺo൩m Red Bull.

The terms of his exit would permit a quicker than expected return if he takes a job with a rival F1 te🐈am, reports.

Newey’s lawyers are♒ trying to negotiate a deal with Red Bull which would allow him to start work elsewhere next year, if he so chooses.

The split betwꦓeen Red Bull and Newey is expected to be confirmed before this weekend’s F1 Miami Grand Prix.

“We don’t have any comment at thi𝔍s 🍨time,” Red Bull said.

Newey’s contract as Red B🎐ull’s chief technical officer runs until the end of 2025 but, as is typical with many h♚igh-profile individuals within Formula 1, it includes a ‘non-compete clause’.

That clause prohibits Newey fro𝔍m joini🎐ng a rival F1 team for 12 months.

He would,🅘 therefore, not be available to the likes of Ferrari, Mercedes or Aston Martin until the 2027 season which is one year into the new regulations.

Howev🤡er, Newey’s lawyers are busy at work negotiating an exit from Red Bull which would allow him to take a new job next year, the BBC report.

Starting work at another team in 2025 would give Newey time to begin work on their 2026 car, the firsꦯt car under the﷽ new regulations.

The new engine and cha🎶ssis rules for 2026 could realign the playing field so whoever recruits Ne🦹wey, the car design genius, has a massive advantage over their rivals.

Aston Martin and Ferrari, in particular, are known admirers but⭕ Newey’s next move is unclear.

It is unlikely🧸 that Newey’s departure from Red B൩ull will be confirmed until Thursday at the earliest.

Wednesday May 1 is the 30 year anniversary of ꧑Ayrton Senna’s death, so the F1 world will want to pause to respect his m🥀emory.

Senna died after a crash at the F1 San Marino Grand Prix in 1994 in a Williams 🌄which Newey designed.

Newey has had massive success at Red Bull, anꦚd is behind the machinery which gave four F1 titles to Seba✅stian Vettel, and the cars which Max Verstappen drove to his three championships in a row. The RB20 this year looks set to deliver a fourth for Verstappen.

But off-track Newey has reportedly ꧅become disillusioned with the chaos surrounding the team, including Christian Horner’s controversy.