‘My great honour to have played a role...’: Adrian Newey to leave Red Bull in 2025

Formula One's most sought-after designer Adrian Newey has announced his departure from Red Bull in 2025, after being associated with the F1 team for as many as19 years. The Red Bull team made the official announcement on Wednesday (May 1)̣. There were speculations of Newey's exit and it was expected that the announcement would come ahead of the forthcoming Miami Grand Prix, which commences on May 6.

The BBC and Germany's Auto Motor und Sport had reported in April that Newey was considering moving out of Red Bullfollowing allegations of alleged misconduct towards a female employee against team principal Christian Horner. Notably, Horner was cleared of all allegations in February, however, the employee has lodged an appeal against the outcome.

Newey said in a statement, "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."

Newey, who has clinched as many as 12 F1 Constructors' and 13 Drivers' Championships, has been a superstar designer and his absence will surely be felt in the Max Verstappen-led Red Bull side.

Horner, after the major announcement,said, "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. 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."

Thus, this is a big development for Red Bull right before the forthcoming Miami Open. It will be interesting to see how they respond to the change given Newey played a huge role in their success.