"Ferrari is a magic brand" | Adrian Newey on Red Bull, Ferrari and the future

FULL EPISODE: With the news that Adrian Newey will be leaving Red Bull in 2025, we dipped back into the archives to his last appearance on FFS! This was recorded in December 2023, when he was in South Africa with Eddie.
He tells EJ and DC about where his passion for designing came from, his interests outside motor racing and the horrific cycling crash that left him with a fractured skull.
This episode was recorded in December 2023. You can listen to brand new episodes of FFS! every Thursday on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and wherever else you get your podcasts.
Produced by Whisper.
00:00 - Intro
03:09 - Growing up & getting his start in motor racing
09:04 - Living in South Africa
11:45 - Recent success of Red Bull
18:10 - Adrian on Ferrari
20:23 - Close to signing with Jordan
23:05 - Developing Red Bull into a force in F1
35:06 - Music and partying with EJ
39:25 - Near-death experience while cycling
49:10 - Ron Dennis
58:44 - Adrian's designing in the America's Cup
01:01:17 - Tension between Vettel and Webber
01:03:23 - Working with DC
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[@famcantor5]

One English man, one Irish & one Scot walk into a bar. The rest is podcast history

[@B.elireland]

Only the Irish and English men have had a few🍺 by the looks and sounds. Ironic the Scot seems the only sober one🤔.

[@allanhughes7859]

What no Welsh man ????????????? I bet Jordon is half Welsh you can see it in his eyes ???????????

[@jamesbradshaw3389]

Blood brothers, cousins the gang of 3 when they meet the crack was great, howling laughter, best stories and tall tales

[@egj1975]

I just love the DC/EJ relationship... its like they have been married for way to long but kinda like each other anyway. And Adrian is my favorite person in the world, so humble and down to earth and yet one of the (if not the biggest) legends of the whole F1

[@JohnWiku]

AN is your favorite person in the world? What are you? His daughter? 😂😂 Dweebs these days, wtf man 😂😂

[@MooncricketsInc]

Good timing on the Newey interview. Well done, EJ RIP Senna and Ratzenberger

[@petyrkowalski9887]

Old interview

[@DaHitch]

Yes, very good timing in uploading an interview from 6 months ago.

[@MooncricketsInc]

@DaHitch Old or new, they timed it well for the clicks, views, and advertising their channel.

[@DaHitch]

@@MooncricketsInc True, but when people close the video as soon as they notice it's old hat, that's gonna hurt them metrics lol.

[@MooncricketsInc]

@DaHitch It all depends on how long they play the video before they realize it's old. Took me a few minutes to find out, but it was still a decent and entertaining interview.

[@milesshuker8332]

A drink and a chat with Adrian Newey is every Engineer's dream 😅

[@carlosspct]

Wow! I mean, really wow!!! You were talking about Adrian in the last episode just yesterday and now he's here for a full interview right in the moment everybody is talking about him. You guys deserve a massive applause! 👋👋👋

[@crztank9298]

I think this is the pre xmas episode that was on their spotify

[@hamadouotamsi4938]

This is a very old interview....December 2023!!!

[@cyberfutur5000]

yeah, crztank is right, it's from last year (as you probably realized by now). BUT in my opinion it's probably the best episode yet anyway.

[@413TomaccoRoad]

...and it's older that yesterday too.

[@JayS1622]

Eddie is Adrian’s agent lol . Pretty easy to grab an interview

[@dcrasta]

Salute to Mr Newey he seems to be a class act. Very stoic and studious; a great example to our youth. Any platform that can get him to spend his time with them deserves my subscription. 👍

[@nicksmacro]

I used to love BBC F1 coverage - We had DC, Eddy, Martin, it was just the best. These days I watch where ever Martin is speaking.

[@MaFd0n]

Which nobodies are presenting F1 now then?

[@Takeapunt17]

Jake humphrey too! Those were the days

[@jackiechan8840]

Yeah. Sky can get rekt

[@audreyperrin320]

It was better on the BBC but I like Dc and Mark on channel 4

[@richboy900]

Yea DC and Brundle on commentary was the best

[@hockysa]

Highly recommend Newey’s book “how to build a race car” For anyone interested in Adrian’s rise and the hurdles he overcome. Plus some shenanigans.

[@redfive9273]

Best line ever. Adrian Newey. My one and only job interview. I think we can all agree , Adrian is the goat

[@jamesmurphy1389]

DC's humour is constantly and delightfully dry - had I a hat it would be taken off to him. This channel is a glass of champagne on a hot day in the Med! Bravo!

[@kwok57]

Wow, what an amazing episode. Took my laptop to a local pub to watch this, well done and thank you!

[@limitedmark]

What a refreshing change to have great F1 related show on you tube.

[@NickG.-nm6tq]

Obvious that apart from being a brilliant engineer, Adrian Newey is a genuinely nice bloke who is a pleasure to know and work with. As a Ferrari fan, I’d love to see him working at Maranello in the future. However, I could understand him wanting to leave Red Bull and F1 to go off and do something else, even retire. The man has nothing more to prove. My compliments to you Adrian for your superb work over all these years - you’re a living legend!

[@iskandartandiono]

Whatever Your next journey is, I wish You all the best, Adrian !

[@JohanGebhardt-fg9ik]

As a South African fan its makes me extremely excited knowing these gentlemen enjoy south african and especially Capetown and hopefully oneday I'll bump into one of these legends

[@safeasf_uck7020]

Lets goo, big up DC, Eddie and Adrian! Love the podcast.

[@thelouisjohnson]

Quite telling when he says leaving RB would be like ‘walking out on your family’ - and here we are now.

[@donaldfarquar]

Well, when Dad's been giving it to his secretary and they let your little brother leave to fix next doors house. It might be time to move out.

[@audiohertz2341]

Massive respect , easily the best F1 Podcast period , a great guest would be Mario Andretti , stories galore and plenty to say ..! Regards

[@03056932]

Andretti who?

[@afenijmeijer9027]

I would love to hear Adrian Newey's comments on Honda. After all, that engine unlocked the RED BULL sledgehammer from 2021. They just do not get the credit they so deserve.

[@captaintoyota3171]

Well technically it wasnt a honda they where leaving so i think that shame effected their marketing. Japanese take shame seriously

[@RogueCylon]

Engine freeze forced by Red Bull is the major factor.

[@GloomGaiGar]

@@RogueCylon And the relentless development before that. I recall Toro Rosso getting at least 3 differect spec PUs before the freeze.

[@afenijmeijer9027]

@@GloomGaiGar Mercedes had a 2 year headstart at the beginning of the hybrid era. Honda got involved much later with a greenfield engine which could only be developed in races. No testing. Then McLaren and Honda parted company and RB joined with Honda. The rest is now history.

[@crztank9298]

​@captaintoyota3171 how is it technically not a Honda ? It is a Honda PU through and through, they just spent 9 months with only a hrc sticker on it

[@Taylor___]

I've never heard Adrian speak really before this. Ha, amazing. He sounds very happy. He's certainly off to Ferrari. Can't wait.

[@AGMJSProduction]

As much as I want Newey to join Ferrari, and Hamilton to win number 8, did you watch the podcast lol? Newey said joining Ferrari would be like walking out on family (Redbull) the man sounds like he’s retiring

[@colofsco1]

Its not what you know, its who you know. Fantastic!!!!! Podcast.

[@martiniautomobiledesport7109]

so great to hear from Mr. Newey. always calm and collected. I hope to speak with him one day. So many questions on how to improve car concepts. I am working on a 1/10 scale RC hypercar right now for a 12-hour race.

[@texansaffer2013]

So great to see such camaraderie, gents 😀 Fantastic, also, to see and hear from three great F1 legends in DC, EJ and Mr Newey 😀

[@vidtrax662]

I love the EJ and DC bickering that went on. It’s fantastically honest and brutal 😂😅😅 Newey is simply a legend! 👏

[@donjohnson4368]

Great upload guys. DC and EJ have a great chemistry. Adrian is a legend

[@Kraken270Jetsprint]

Thank you Dave Eddie and Adrian. Most honest in tv I've heard. Really helps me to put into perspective my racing and achievement. All best Adrian

[@cyberfutur5000]

I love your podcast and this might be my favorite episode, yet. I only wish you'd started a few years earlier, so that you could have gotten Murray Walker on. Just thinking about that gives me a warm feeling in my heart and a big smile. Maybe one day you could get Damon and Nigel on and make an episode in Murrays honor. I beliefe everyone would enjoy that very much.

[@grizzlyhamster]

I vote for this.

[@Rozilara1974]

Wowww…what a great podcast…genuinely spoken, great stories and great amount of brilliance, experience and passion with these 3 greats. What I also appreciate is that they didn’t push Adrian to reveal what his plans are…they are true friends and give him the space to sort it out for himself…loved the stories…thank you. I hope there will be more of this. ❤

[@nanolure8678]

Guys, that was delightful. Enjoyed, immensely.

[@hablemosdemotorsports1834]

Wow A very warm and Charming Space.. So Nice to found you here..

[@smax13]

3 Legends, best of luck for the future Adrian!

[@_Diamond-Dog]

1 legend 1failed team owner 1crap ex F1 driver

[@McRocket]

Holy crap!!! What an INCREDIBLE coup! The most sought after person to interview in F1 right now. And you got him!!! Huge congratulations!!! ☮

[@MrMairu555]

Might want to read the video description! 🙄🤣🤣🤣

[@rufuspretorius6455]

Who would have thought Newey and EJ is chilling in my country haha awesome pod!

[@paulhawthorne7379]

Absolutely fantastic, you three are legendary. Thank you

[@John907i]

This podcast is gold guys…fair play 👍🍻

[@Leslie-1996]

Gosh I just love these friendships. EJ is such a character, which is something I don’t think enough people appreciate. Love to hear anything from newey, I devoured his book last year, might be a quieter figure compared to others but such a great storyteller.

[@viper1970025]

No matter what you do Adrian thanks.

[@jaimegonzalez1906]

Wow the best story you could bring, just amazing. Thanks ❤

[@LeTangKichiro]

How can you only have 35'000+ subscribers!? This is insane!

[@Asp1re8]

cause Eddie is biggest dick in F1 world

[@03056932]

Cos it all goes down on Spotify

[@robstein67]

I've said this before but these are fantastic.... Great to get a bit of a peek into the non-public side and great to see so many friendships.

[@jaythe2nd38]

You guys don't mess about do you. The man himself!

[@wilseph1]

Impeccable timing from DC and Eddie. They kept this one in the tuck for sure!

[@teknikairaoulolgandessabek4102]

This is a fantastic lesson in business success!!! I'll be rewatching this in the coming months.

[@crab3696]

Adrian Newey is humble with good sense of humor. Great interview format!

[@_Diamond-Dog]

Absolutely brilliant 3 very good friends having a very enjoyable chat

[@indianajons5847]

What an enjoyable interview!!

[@Greenfieldbiosolutions]

Very good EJ and DC love your chat and podcast, Tim Taylor (It's been a while Eddie)

[@purplebytessolutions6994]

stunning conversation!

[@ironmanthegoat780]

I don’t usually comment on videos, but this was absolutely fantastic. Three high-level, intelligent, and competitive best friends discussing just great snippets of their lives!

[@errecaldeber]

You guys are the real thing! the true F1 insiders!!!! I love the interviews... Gracias!!!

[@zororosario]

The best interview on video of F1 Royalty 😊

[@CJ-zi9fg]

the timing on this is perfect

[@thebigd9989]

Best A. N. Interview 🎉

[@CallMeShoe]

This is a great interview because all three have a great friendship between each other and have a long history from their time in F1.

[@Ambienfinity]

Where Adrian goes, world championships follow. What a guy. Everybody acknowledges he's the best engineer in F1. Except Christian Horner.

[@davidhilton8680]

You know the C.Horner thing is bullshit...right??

[@GonencKayaalti]

This channel and podcast is a pure gem

[@peteryates7505]

This is a must watch for every F1 fan. Wonderful interactions and anecdotes of some of the sports main figures

[@robkelly3801]

Great to see Adrian in environment where he can be hinself and have a laugh, really enjoyed this.

[@serenidadypaciencia]

What an amazing dynamic between EJ and DC!! This was one of the best podcast F1 related I have ever hear.... I just subscribed to this... 🤙

[@TheBroz]

They were great as a team in the 2009ish BBC F1 era

[@OrganicSearchStandards]

Loved DC's flow in managing the conversation! I wonder if Ferrari will include a karaoke machine and a bottle of whiskey in Adrian's Welcome Basket?

[@wallis711]

Fair play getting Adrian on in this moment

[@TomCat00738]

Adrian, Eddie chilling in Cape Town. Great city, Great scenery. One of the best cities in the world.

[@yallowrosa]

Adrian got his head straight, deciding to design a car for a real F1 team; If the car will be a winner, Adrian will definitely go down into history

[@Limburgtoepi]

Amazing guys💪keep on going

[@johnshipley1389]

Great banter , if bbc coverage was like this then I’d still watch it

[@danw331]

I've always found something quite rock 'n' roll about F1, it's probably why I like it. The story about passing his first interview by having a Ducati fits in with that 😂

[@damienkearns3654]

Great get lads, well done.

[@markyboyclark]

Fantastic episode FFS! 👏

[@gavinsmith28]

Adrian, your story of the start of your career reminds me of me expecting to get an F1 spot from South Africa and being so disappointed at my response from none other than Ross Brawn saying “ come and be a mechanic”, and I thought, but I’m an Aeronautical Engineer!

[@marianne1555]

👏 I spent a very good moment watching your video. Thanks

[@Jigolpets]

Thank you 🥰🌸

[@parrisblue]

This is a big one 🙌 and how cool and Adrian I knew he was the best but he is so down to earth

[@carltongregory6988]

I could have listen to this podcast all day. Thanks Guys.

[@cumakd]

David Couldhave

[@roamey]

That felt like we were just getting started…more please

[@misterc5783]

So it’s clear he wouldn’t be leaving RB were it not for the Horner issue. And it seems clear too that only the excitement of Ferrari could make a switch he didn’t initially want, exciting and motivating.

[@kityhawk2000]

If he goes to Ferrari it would seem Fred is building a monster of a team

[@Eric-rf1is]

You get that from a interview from december 2023 ? 🤣🤣🤡🤡

[@DickTahshon]

@@Eric-rf1is” an “ interview😂it’s happening 😂cope😂

[@Eric-rf1is]

@@DickTahshon Your "so, it clear" clearly shows you didn't read. You embarrassed yourself big time........ Nobody knows what Newey is going to do next..... wishful thinking, which is ok, but not because of an interview from last year. 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@DickTahshon]

@@Eric-rf1is 😅your tears will be sweet😂🤣

[@rnichol22]

The fact he talks about Christian in a good way and still a friend tells me the only reason he left is Marko and Jos. They will no doubt continue to blame Horner completely clueless that we all know what they did.

[@CJ-gp9yh]

DC locking in the mega interview, nice one! Subscribed

[@sporkybutterz]

Adrian and punk does not surprise me...hes always been a rebel. Good seeing him happy and EJ/DC banter is hilarious

[@marcocanitanoDM]

Great interview 👏🏻👏🏻

[@kdm6287]

Great, just great work, keep it going please.

[@TheJcman72]

It is a real pleasure to listen to them and realize that craziness may bring success.

[@barksnbo3625]

This is an interview from last Christmas…. This isn’t current.

[@emenesu]

Well that explains a lot lmao

[@montruo000000007]

We know, we can read

[@lonestranger]

@@montruo000000007 Plenty of other commenters obviously can't read and didn't know.

[@frizzyacademic]

A bit misleading from FFS to not disclose that in the title. People are going to feel mislead. I felt misled clicking on it. I realised it was the replay when I went to the Red Bull chapter and he said “the second year of the new regulations” referring to 2023.

[@lonestranger]

@@frizzyacademic It's disclosed on-screen less than a minute into the video, and the first paragraph of the description is dedicated to explaining it. Perhaps adding "(pre-recorded)" or something to the title could make it more obvious, but otherwise I think it's down to the viewers for not paying attention.

[@NISSANSKYLINEGTRBNR]

FFS! pulled out your ace card on the timing for this 👏

[@alistairmills7608]

An older pre recorded interview from the end of the 2023 season. Iwatched your last interview where you tiptoed around Adrian's current situation and now here is the most incredibly successful Formula One Engineer and most successful Chief Technical Officer for any F1 Team in the modern era. The guy who worked for Williams, McLaren and Red Bull. To me he is an F1 Immortal. What a coupe, ahhhhhhhh its an old interview, around Christmas, explains a lot.

[@leviercosmicwind]

Really enjoyed that thank you.

[@jethroabel4802]

You guys are literally going to be the biggest Podcast in F1 you brilliant bunch of sacks 😂❤

[@Fabiolino2b]

Wow beautiful podcast congratulations, the perfect time to get her out 👏, I hope Adrian comes to Ferrari and helps il Cavallino Rampante back to victory…. Forza Ferrari sempre 🏎️

[@pinaricyt]

I could listen to these blokes all day!

[@tonyconnell4974]

What a pod cast that's so funny to watch DC and Eddie and newey that was best interview we hope Adrian does carry on racing love u to get Ron Dennis on

[@richedwards4590]

Brilliant story to start about his interview

[@isaacp40]

I love that Eddie is working while the interview is going on! Is he drafting the Ferrari contract?

[@scottmeredith3359]

Everything good about the “good old days” of F1, all in one podcast

[@Senna-xi1gr]

The best F1 car designer in history. 👍🇬🇧🏆. Also just a moment to remember Ayrton & Roland. RIP we still think of you guys often. Legends.

[@donwolfram]

Literally amazing ❤

[@xGUANdeLUPEx]

Eddie and David using EJ and DC to refer to eachother is kinda cute. 😊

[@DuxDrive]

Whoever is into F1 lore and reading, read his book, lot of informations. One thing that stood with me is that, had Williams had 2 weeks of development time Ayrton Senna would've been very probably alive as Newey already figured out what the problem with that car was. Stunning piece of read on engineering and vision.

[@babaza]

This is great!

[@opexo]

Christmas recording released now?

[@graemewilliams6697]

Very interesting as we don't really get the behind the scenes stories that you manage to eke out of your guests.

[@deanbarton4441]

Best last of the summer wine podcast ever!