Lewis Hamilton’s surprising decision to leave Mercedes and drive for Ferrari next year may not be the only shocking departure in F1 this season.
Red Bull’s chief technology officer Adrian Newey is reportedly leaving the team.
Reports say Newey is “unhappy” with the power struggles within the team and is “concerned” about the situation at Red Bull after allegations of misconduct were raised against team principal Christian Horner. . On Thursday, Reports appeared in German media amus Newey said he was “unhappy with the power struggles within the team and did not want to be pushed completely into the RB17 hypercar project.” According to the report, Newey “plans to announce his departure from Red Bull shortly”.
Andrew Benson, F1 correspondent bbc sports, followed by additional reports. Benson said Newey was concerned about the situation at Red Bull after Mr. Horner was accused of sexual harassment and coercive and abusive behavior by a female employee, which Mr. Horner denies. It is said that
bbc sports It went on to point out that Newey’s “…desire to leave Red Bull was first reported by the German press.” car motor and sportshowever, the information has been independently verified. bbc sports With high level sources close to Red Bull and New Way. They confirmed that his desire to leave stems from dissatisfaction with the situation surrounding Horner, which has led to a multi-faceted power struggle at Red Bull. ”
Newey’s departure has been rumored for several weeks, with Lawrence Stroll rumored to have made a shock offer to take Newey from Red Bull to Aston Martin in March.
According to a report from auto sports, Aston Martin has made a surprising offer to poach Adrian Newey from Red Bull to design cars for the Silverstone-based team.according to auto sports, Team owner Lawrence Stroll “…Newey now faces another lucrative challenge to end his illustrious career, which would see him become one of the better-paid drivers on the grid.”
Are these latest reports true and could Aston Martin be the destination? amus We’re guessing that Ferrari will be Newey’s next destination, but that remains to be seen. But the idea of F1’s greatest engineer leaving Red Bull for another team and taking his trusty notebook with him could truly shake up the sport.
