Formula 1 teams are throwing themselves at Verstappen’s right-hand man: “Bringing him in is a double blow”

Formula 1 reporter Martin Brundle writes on social media that the teams with the money and resources will have been targeting Adrian Newey for some time, because bringing in the Red Bull Racing CEO is a double blow.

Adrian Newey’s future at Red Bull Racing is a topic of discussion in the Formula 1 paddock. The top designer – responsible for the championship-winning cars of Sebastian Vettel and Max Verstappen – is seen as one of the most important people within the team, but the Briton would no longer feel comfortable with the Austrian superpower, because of the soap opera that is going on is around team boss Christan Horner. Brought last Thursday Auto, Motor und Sport namely that Newey plans to leave the team at the end of this year.

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Future Newey

The question is where Newey is going. F1 Insider announced on Friday that Max Verstappen will be in discussions with Mercedes after the Miami Grand Prix about a possible switch in 2025, and that one of his conditions would be that the British genius comes to the Silver Arrows. However, that plan seems to have some snags. Newey has a contract until the end of 2025, and if he leaves, he is not allowed to work for another Formula 1 team for a year.

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Martin Brundle

Formula 1 reporter Martin Brundle gives up X his take on the matter: “Teams with the money and resources will have been targeting Adrian Newey for some time,” it reads. “If and when he becomes available, it will be a double whammy for any team: they will have access to his experience and brilliance, and it will stop another team from signing him.”

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