‘Red Bull Racing closes remarkable deal with Adrian Newey: this is what will happen’

Adrian Newey (65) will reportedly announce his retirement from Red Bull Racing today. According to reports, the chief designer can get out of his contract – which runs until mid-2025 – relatively easily. Red Bull and Newey are said to have reached an agreement on the settlement of this and this opens the door wide for the Brit to a new employer.

For years, Newey was the mastermind behind Red Bull’s successful cars. Partly thanks to him, Sebastian Vettel and Max Verstappen were able to become multiple world champions. But this fairy tale will soon come to an end. F1 Insider announced today that there will most likely be an official announcement from Red Bull today, in which the Austrian racing team will announce Newey’s departure. In recent days there has been a lot of discussion behind the scenes about how to deal with the fact that Newey still has a contract until mid-2025. If we can believe the reports from the above-mentioned medium, Red Bull has been extremely lenient towards Newey, because the top designer seems to be coming off particularly favorably.

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Newey leaves for Horner due to dissatisfaction

Since the unrest started at Red Bull at the beginning of this season, Newey no longer felt completely out of place. The accusations and investigation into Horner – together with the constant internal power struggle – are a thorn in the side for Newey, who until recently was good friends with the Red Bull team boss and CEO. Last week it was reported that Newey intended to resign from the Formula 1 team. It didn’t take long before speculation about his possible new employer started to surface. Ferrari was of course mentioned, but the names of Mercedes and Aston Martin were also mentioned. However, there was one problem: Newey’s ongoing contract with Red Bull and the associated contract gardening leaveclause, which prevents him from simply working for another team.

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Remarkable agreement between Red Bull and Newey

The contract and the clause, which is very common in the Formula 1 paddock, seemed to pose a problem, but F1 Insider reports that Red Bull surprisingly seems to have agreed to an extremely favorable scenario for Newey. According to the medium, the chief designer has managed to get out of his contract early and that the clause also expires. “This would mean that Newey can start working for his potential new employer Ferrari earlier and can participate in the development of the car for 2026, which will be designed entirely in accordance with the new regulations. Previously, this was a specialty of the British mastermind,” so it can be read.

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