Adrian Newey dislikes “Netflix era” and considered quitting Red Bull last year

“There is so much commercial focus, as well. That does not sit well with him.🐲”

Adrian Newey and Christian Horner
Adrian Newey and Christian Horner

Fresh detail on Adrian Newey’s disillusionment with Red Bull and Formula 1 has emerged🅺.

The chief technical officer of F1’s ﷺdominant team has confirmed his exit after 19 glorious years where he designed the title-winning cars for Sebastian Vettel and Max Verstappen.

Newey will formally depart Red Bull in earl🍃y-2025 and can reportedly take a new job, with a n🌸ew F1 team, immediately which would allow him to oversee the 2026 car.

“I’ve gained detඣail on why it is that Newey has decided to leave. It isn’t a short-term thing,” ’ Craig Sla💎ter reported.

“I have learned that Newey was considering leavin♓g Red Bull last year.

“Christian Horner had to talk him i💎nto, effectively, signing a new contract with t🍎he team. Which he did, last May.

“But he has become increasingly disillusioned with the p𒉰ower struggle going on behind-the-s🍬cenes at the team.

“There is friction between Salzburg - where Red Bull’s head office, in sporting terms, is - and the Formula 1 team༺ base in Milton Keynes.

“And also the wider friction between the Thai majori🌊ty ownership and the Austrian 49% minority ownership.

“That power strᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚuggle🥃 has made it a difficult working environment for Newey.

“Additionally, he is not a fan of the Netflix era of Formula 1 which is so m𓂃uch in the spotlight.

“There🌺 is so much commercial focus, as 🌟well. That does not sit well with him.”

Drive To Survive, the Netflix series, is a major success for F1 owners Liberty Media and has grown the fa♉nbase, but has clearly not impressed the legendary Newey.

Fe🔯rrari are the team who are most heavily linked with Newey.

“What I can say, in factual terms, is that Newey ൩has told Red Bull that he has not sign🐽ed an agreement to join another Formula 1 team,” Slater said.

“He would not have a shortage of offers. We 🔥know 𝔉of interest from Ferrari and Aston Martin.

“Well-placed sources at Aston Martin fe𓂃l🥀t that, if Newey went elsewhere, Ferrari was the more enticing proposition.”

Ferrari also welcome Lew𒉰is Hamilton in 2025 so adding F1’s best-ever car designe🗹r would be a colossal coup.

However, it has not been ruled out ꧙that Newey could step away from F1 altogether.

“I’ve spoken to a number of ꧋people close to Newey, who understand it will be a matter of weeks until he decides what to do,” Slater reported.

“Retirement isn’t out 👍of 𒅌the question. He is 65 years old.”

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