Red Bull mastermind is ‘set to leave’ after Christian Horner sexting scandal engulfed the team – and ‘could join Lewis Hamilton at Ferrari next season’
- Adrian Newey is reportedly on the verge of leaving Red Bull and has told them he wants to
- He is the mastermind behind thirteen title wins since joining the team in 2006
- He is reportedly dissatisfied with the infighting within the team
Lewis Hamilton has been given the chance to end his career at Ferrari with history’s greatest car designer after Adrian Newey plunged Red Bull into further chaos by apparently leaving the scandal-hit team.
It remains unclear whether the 65-year-old Newey will switch to Ferrari, the team where Hamilton will switch from Mercedes next year.
But despite desperate moves at Red Bull as dusk fell to hold on to Newey, it appears the game is on the line there: a huge blow for team boss Christian Horner as he clings to his job following allegations of sexually directing explicit messages to a female member of the club. staff.
Mail Sport understands that Newey is disillusioned by the political unrest at Red Bull. There is a power play taking place behind the scandal that has roiled the team in recent months.
It is also believed, though not confirmed, that Newey and his wife Amanda are looking to move to Italy.
Red Bull’s technical director Adrian Newey has reportedly told the team he wants to leave
The team’s season has been overshadowed by allegations against Christian Horner
If Newey were to switch to Ferrari, he would join Lewis Hamilton for the 2025 season
Red Bull insists Newey is ‘under contract until the end of 2025’.
Newey is known as one of the greatest designers in Formula 1 history and is the mastermind behind thirteen world titles: six constructors’ crowns and seven for drivers.
Horner was accused of “inappropriate behavior” by a female employee prior to the 2024 season.
An internal investigation cleared him of “coercive conduct,” but a bombshell email the next day purported to shed new light on the situation.
A day after the internal investigation cleared him, hundreds of messages from Horner – some of them sexual – were sent to the media and F1 powerhouses, but Red Bull confirmed he would not be fired and his accuser was suspended.
The bombshell email contained 79 documents, including hundreds of messages, many of which were of a sexual nature.
The anonymous sender copied leading figures in the sport such as FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem and F1 chief executive Stefano Domenicali, as well as accredited media gathered in Bahrain for the scandal-ridden opening race of the season.
His accuser has since appealed the investigation’s ruling that acquitted him.
Newey has been with Red Bull since 2006 and helped them win 13 titles with his expert design skills
Horner – pictured with his wife Geri Halliwell, a former Spice Girl – was accused of ‘inappropriate behaviour’ by a female employee but was cleared by an internal investigation
As of March, Newey was reportedly in ‘advanced discussions’ to join Ferrari. He is also believed to have an offer from Aston Martin, the team of Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll.
Before joining Red Bull, he had success at both Williams and McLaren.
In total, the Newey-designed cars have won twelve constructors’ and thirteen drivers’ championships.