Why Red Bull couldn't stop Adrian Newey quitting its F1 team

Adrian Newey's exit from Red Bull in F1 is now official, with the team announcing he will leave early in 2025. Until then, Newey will step back from F1 design work, focusing on finishing the RB17 hypercar project he has led, and attending selected F1 races over the rest of 2024 to assist the team at trackside.
Scott Mitchell-Malm and Edd Straw join Glenn Freeman to discuss how a nearly two-decade relationship that has resulted in so many world championships could reach a point of no-return.
00:00 How did this happen?
02:11 A long time coming
03:18 Who gets the credit at Red Bull?
07:37 What next for Newey?
09:03 Where should he go?
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[@rossrreyes]

Quite possibly the best Silly Season in the history of F1

[@ingrogies1]

And there's still the chance that Verstappen might leave RB!

[@bjrnchrstn]

Not done yet… max to merc in 26 would be my next guess.

[@Snipe_the_Hype]

​@ingrogies1 I think its possible because I don't think ford are giving red bull much hope for 2026

[@rolmops883]

For sure! Used to be that the "silly season" referred to the goings on over the winter break. It seems now that "silly season" starts pretty much after the first couple of races, once everyone knows which team will win the constructors championship. With the calendar being as packed as it is, and now F1 has exceeded even Ecclestone's ambitions (as much of a good thing as it is bad). I've been an F1 fan for decades (started to get in to the sport in the mid 90s), but this is by far the silliest of seasons. It's actually got me to feel less excited about the sport. It's not the fact that Verstappen wins almost all the time (we've had that throughout F1 history), it's not because I'm some kind of bitter Hamilton fanboy. F1 has always been equal parts politics, nerdy engineering stuff (which I love), and driving prowess. This season, with the RB/Horner stuff, it feels like not just inter-team politics, but team office politics, and FIA housekeeping make up about 50% of the goings on, then 20% engineering, 20% driving, and 10% of marketing make up the rest. I watched the first season of drive to survive, and thought it was a decent way to get more eyes on my beloved sport, but I didn't expect it to bring in quite this many people, who all seem to think that DTS was a 100% accurate, truthful documentary, and not a typical reality TV show where the actual sequence of events was edited to give a more salacious and dramatic account of events. Let me be clear: if DTS is why you're now watching F1, that's absolutely fine. If you watch F1 because you're Dutch and Verstappen is your guy, equally fine. Your reasons for being interested in the sport are just as valid as mine. What I'm finding annoying is that DTS was an even bigger success than hoped for, and I feel like certain people at the helm of F1 are looking to repeat that success by whipping up artificial drama, and if that goes unchecked for a couple more seasons, there's going to be little difference between F1 and WWE. /rant Anyay, I do hope Newey stays in F1 despite all this. Loved seeing a desginer/engineer of his calibre being old school enough to be down in the pits. He seems to be talking about "new challenges", in a way that suggests a departure from F1, but I'm hoping that either a return to McLaren isn't off the table, or perhaps Audi are considering setting up shop in the UK (IIRC Newey has repeatedly turned down offers from Ferrari because he doesn't want to relocate)

[@soundscape26]

@@bjrnchrstn Not sure what that would mean for Antonelli's career... not seeing Mercedes getting rid of George and Max would surely sign for 3/4 years minimum.

[@thokoZ]

I’d actually love to see him help turn Williams back into a more competitive team now that you’ve mentioned it.

[@mrjdmtunerboy.1463]

Issue is that he mind not like work around William factory conditions outdated and slowly produced cars component

[@jivewig]

As a Williams fan, I don’t want him to waste his last few years in a team that doesn’t even have usable infrastructure and a team that will take years to get back to fighting form.

[@hueyfreeman7810]

​@@mrjdmtunerboy.1463 he could change that. Big sponsors could follow him there.

[@stevenst6337]

@@jivewig exactly, you could give Williams all the best engineers, drivers, pit crew etc, but end of the day their resources and facilities are very limited and even the great Newey wouldnt be able to bring hem back, although he certainly wouldnt hurt lol.

[@CharlesLambert137]

I thought he wanted to step back from F1 altogether... which also seems like the most likely reason for him to leave, as opposed to all the drama and gossipy reasons that highly driven people like Newey avoid (like the plague).

[@toddbrown4185]

Adrian is 65, and has become the most respected f1 designer in history. You can’t really be surprised that he’s ready to step back from f1

[@robainscough]

He's not ready, he even said he wants to continue with F1. RB have him on a contract that doesn't allow him to work on another team in 2025. However, quitting RB now does allow him to work with another team thru-out the rest of 2024.

[@raghavrmehta]

@@robainscougheverything youve said is just wrong

[@robainscough]

@@raghavrmehta then prove it

[@panosthedarkwolf]

@@robainscough "prove it", mate u are the one who needs to prove his point if you are gonna come up with stuff. where does it say this? did Newey himself say it? No, so which official F1 source said this?

[@ThereMayBeLions]

​@@robainscoughHe is tied up until Q1 2025, meaning he cannot sign with anyone until AFTER the last season of the technical regulations. And the wording seems to be that he is stepping back and retiring after this year.

[@CommieHunter7]

Literally all F1 fans know "Newey is the master of aero, and Newey cars win championships" and he thinks he's not getting the recognition he deserves?

[@Squilliam-Fancyson]

Horner recently claimed that even without Newey, the RB 20 would be the dominant car. Before that he said in an interview that every team member is replaceable. Totally get that Newey no longer want's to work under team boss Horner...

[@renatatostada3318]

Yeah the issue isn't his public reputation; it's the company culture. He gets the recognition externally, but the team (Horner) actively tries to downplay his credit. It's kinda like when your boss takes credit for your work or tries to comment on how the work you've done could have been done by anyone. Regardless of what the public knows about you, are you gonna want to work for someone like that?

[@richardtuxford1812]

I think if you look back at what happened in the 90s at Williams too where he was sold one thing and it was never delivered due to management, he clearly doesn't want to stay when he loses faith in leadership

[@realracing3713]

He's not getting enough recognition from within the team. Horner now is more sided with Pierre Waché than Adrian.

[@michaelredford5389]

I don't know if there is a genuine F1 hall of fame, but he should be in it. Along with the top drivers of all time, I'd probably have Colin Chapman and Newey up there as far as stand out technical people go.

[@14rs2]

The only thing Adrian Newey hasn’t done is design a car for Ferrari. If that isn’t something he wants anymore then he has every right to leave F1 as the most respected, successful and brilliant F1 designer there has ever been.

[@MrBertstare]

I’m pretty sure they won’t let him design from home and he has said in the past he has no interest in living in Italy

[@anydaynow01]

@@MrBertstare He did buy a yacht for his "gardening leave", know knows what ideas may fall off the deck and into Maranello in the interim!

[@muniz27]

He has never wanted it enough. He's had a blank check from Ferrari the last 20 years and he won't take it. I don't know why people think this is his best chance to join Ferrari, he could've joined any day he wanted before.

[@shmee1234]

​@@muniz27 Newey said it's a shame he hasn't worked for Ferrari or with LH. Might be why people think it's a good time?

[@zhen86]

@@shmee1234why is it a shame he never work with Lewis ?

[@shreeganatra3618]

He saw Red Bull engine program and packed his bags😅😂

[@martinarthur8928]

😂

[@andrewwright4195]

They someone else who built last 3 cars mate last 1 he did was 21

[@redosorio5278]

Exactly. He can’t put his trust into a energy drink racing company to design, build, manufacture and maintain their own in-house engines. 🤣

[@Berry-fr5wj]

Horner situation , me thinks

[@BeenatTV]

BS. Remember the Renault times ;)

[@KingWeir]

Forget the drivers, Newey is singlehandedly the most important person of the last 30 years. Every team he's joined, within a few years won everything. And every team he's left, have slowly stopped down the grid as his leftover ideas dried up. Williams carried on fighting for championships in the short term but effectively slipped further and further back until they were propping up the grid. McLaren exact same situation. So I suspect, Red Bull will continue to fight on for the next few years but will drop off as well, well they go as far back as Williams and McLaren have on the grid, seems unlikely but also the idea that they would drop that far seemed unlikely at the time as well.

[@Cavi587]

Yes and no. Newey is a kingmaker, that's true, but it's not like Red Bull is just going to explode without him. WIlliams was a different story, their issues came from many factors, not just the car design.

[@halomultiplayermoments3651]

Newey is one very key ingredient but not the magic bullet

[@dominicdurrant1200]

Good point but don't forget that before 2022 Mercedes won 8 championships on the trot so Newey ran out of "luck" during that time! Don't get me wrong I think he's a God but there have been periods with out success and the current ground effect Regs take him back to his past and his best designs

[@KingWeir]

@@Cavi587 I did say that seems unlikely but the thought of Williams and McLaren suddenly competing at the back was unlikely as well at the time. and yes you can say there are other factors involved but I honestly wouldn't be surprised in 5years time, when Newey's backlog of ideas has dried up, that Red Bull find themselves more mid pack or lower top end, than the supreme domination they are now.

[@993mike]

If Newey does go to Ferrari, he better be prepared. Having been an die-hard F-1 fan for 30 years, and having worked much of my adult life with Italian companies with my business, if he’s looking for a stable, rational, conflict and interference free environment, Ferrari will be FAR from that!

[@tuna5618]

Newey going to ferrari would be insane, the tifosi would create a golden status of both vasseur and newey and hamilton will have made another perfect driver move.

[@jivewig]

Newey’s bucket list: -Work for Ferrari -Work with Hamilton -Work with Alonso He can kill atleast two birds with one signature

[@sebulbathx]

Yes! All respect to Leclerc but I think Hamilton is still a better driver overall especilly seeing how Carlos has outperformed Leclerc so far. And Hamilton is a better driver than Carlos. And now imagine Newey writing the car. A deadly combo for F1 and then Hamilton can retire with his eight title.

[@sambitranjan9584]

@@jivewig still his best job is to work for Lance Stroll

[@ibrahimalatrash8008]

@@sebulbathxCarlos is not better than Charles 💀💀💀 just cause he beated him a couple this season doesn’t mean anything especially when Charles had car problems in those races. Look at the results since Carlos joined Ferrari and you’ll see different picture

[@TheSlowoldman]

The Hamilhope is off the charts!!! LOL

[@CreakingJordans]

Bold of us all to assume he just won't boat away to some island or to wherever Mazepin hangs nowadays

[@jivewig]

That hasn’t been ruled out of possibility.

[@yeahbars-pe3qi]

what is blud even saying. you do realise part of the reason why he is leaving is because how red bull and horner treated that female worker?

[@wilseph1]

Can't see Newey ending it like this. Unfinished business.

[@spyrosvt]

true but he's always wanted to work for ferrari & lewis hamilton, so this is a bit of a perfect opportunity

[@ISirSmoke]

Marzipan ? who cares about that nobody lmao, why are you even bringing his name up

[@ronknox3376]

His other regret was not working with Alonzo. He was already part of the Aston Martin Valkerie project. Why not Aston Martin proper but not f1. WEC, hypercaar where there's so much more creativity going on with that rules set. Plus he can be part of the road car project. Unlike Ferrari he would be in England. Also, I don't think any gardening leave would be required since it is a different series. But Ferrari would be cool too.

[@ThaCampinDutchman]

Newey to Williams would be quite the shakeup

[@_Ben4810]

Newey won't work with a bluffer like James Vowles. He's too experienced in dealing with all the 🐂💩 of Formula 1 & will see straight thru' Vowles' overly-worded blame game excuses such as somebody else's Excel spreadsheets...

[@AttilatheThrilla]

With the paycheque that Ferrari, Aston and possibly Mercedes will offer him.. There’s no fucking way he goes to Williams

[@ericmcmanus5179]

Its interesting that Newey feels he isn't getting the credit. All I have ever heard was "the genius of Newey" and how this new generation of redbull has been so dominate because of Newey's genius. I mean, he's a legend. And everyone talks about him as such. So its very strange to hear that.

[@n8pls543]

Red Bull did create a Technical Director role for Waché and have kind of been sidelining Newey since the present regs appeared, so maybe he isn't so humble as we tend to think. It's kind of interesting that Newey as an aero guy has made comments before implying that he spent all his time on the suspension for the 2022-2024 cars when suspension is more Waché's field as a tire and suspension guy. If we look at his patterns of behavior, the man leaves teams when he doesn't get to have extreme degrees of decision-making, including famously that he wanted to be able to choose the drivers. He was pro Mansell, pro Damon Hill and later anti Montoya despite that Montoya is probably a much better driver, and things at Mclaren ended up devolving into in-fighting where Mercedes suggested his designs weren't accommodating for the engines and was leading to reliability issues. The man also has a history of the occasional fundamentally flawed aero design that doesn't get owned up to for half a season. Prost said the Williams cars were difficult and annoying to drive even when they had active suspension, there was an entire Mclaren design that had to go unused, and the 2019-2020 Red Bulls had aero gremlins that made them want to spin out.

[@quigglyz]

He's definitely a genius, but most people just praise Newey as a way of diminishing Max's talent.

[@LEE...337]

​@@n8pls543"But he's a genius tho"... I certainly remember when Mr Newey was more than a little upset that he couldn't be an authority on driver selection... I reckon he's going to Ferrari to design a car for Mr Hamilton. It may be a dud but it's all about the storybook ending.

[@sonicslv6132]

@@n8pls543 People forgot that RB only looks competitive for years because Max somehow able to tame the car. And that's an exception, not the rule as they have rotating second drivers that nowhere near dominating if we remove Max from the result. This is unlike Mercedes domination where both drivers are dominating the rest of the field.

[@MrBertstare]

@@sonicslv6132 this is a really great point.

[@joshuabanda6204]

Imagine Newey ending up in Moto gp with the new aero co concepts which have been taking over the sport .... Just imagine Newey with Honda or Yamaha designing their new bikes 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@Lunarr0ck]

He gave Redbull 7(8 after Max sweeps this season) WDCs, what more could the man possibly give to the team. Newey has been the most important man in F1 in the last 30 years.

[@joshuastanaland7099]

I listened to his interview, I don't think he will retire.

[@FabledGentleman]

I also think he will keep going, it's his passion after all. I think that Newey was fed up with the power struggles inside Red Bull, people on both sides trying to get him on their side, pushing and pulling and manipulating. Newey just wants to build cars and make them go fast, and he needs a stable environment around him. If anyone can offer him that, and a proper salary to come along with it, he would most definitively keep going a few more years, I have no doubt about that.

[@900108Chale]

@@FabledGentleman Hence WHY it was such a horrid idea @RB to start a civil war. But you know how it goes: King is dead? (Mateschitz) Long live the King! (after we've settle some personal scores n matter what). The result? Some eventually make it, some fall of the cliff...

[@jiboo6850]

@@FabledGentleman nobody wants him to retire! it's just that if he wanted to, people would understand. he has nothing to prove anymore at his age.

[@patepulkkinenvtec2403]

He definitely isn't going to retire from designing, but he might retire from f1.

[@chrisdidios9963]

@@patepulkkinenvtec2403 A few people close to him are saying he wants to focus on the America' cup.

[@user-st6dp1ug8f]

On the flip side at least the Red Bull engineers will finally get some credit now

[@NandoFIT-df8ly]

They will all get exposed without Newey. So will Max. No more easy wins for the statpadder without Newey's rocketships.

[@halofreak1990]

From the media, perhaps. Newey himself has always credited the entire design team around him for the work done, and the same goes for Red Bull.

[@Mark-zk3gu]

​@@NandoFIT-df8lyYou're perpetually drunk if you don't see Verstappen's importance to red bull

[@sebrr]

@@Mark-zk3gu same can be said for adrian

[@jathiyakhan720]

@@halofreak1990 we know but most people still give credit to newey for every fricking thing like bro Pierre wache and other engineers ?

[@TyagiAviral]

Does anyone else find the audio too low? Ads in between video are much louder causing me to adjust volume again and again...

[@219Films]

I had to go premium, this was one of the reasons

[@jesusgarciacruz9059]

Yeah, it's too damn low

[@33Avon88]

​@@219Filmsthey really are fucking up KZbin, I understand the idea of premium but damn, Without it isn't even fun anymore to watch KZbin tbh

[@bipolarminddroppings]

Advertising has always been louder than the content. Did you never watch TV as a kid?

[@bipolarminddroppings]

​​​@@33Avon88it costs youtube about $1000 per hour to stream HD video to just 1 person. And you complain that the ads are too loud and annoying on a FREE SERVICE.

[@DiegoRojasChannel]

Edd's voice sounds so professional it always makes me stay until the end of their videos.

[@atzj7062]

Guys this is the original comment that got copied

[@baka1984]

Here is a strong reason why we are likely to see Newey at Ferrari: - David Sanchez was the technical director at ferrari and he left to go to McLaren. He recently departed from McLaren stating his role was too divided and wanted more control over the technical development of the car. - Newey has expressed opinions that he felt he hasn't received enough credit working at redbull and in recent years redbull has adopted the 3-pillar-leadership-approach. - Ferrari still allows their technical director much more control of the cars development than most other teams. - Newey has expressed a desire to work with Lewis Hamilton and Ferrari in the past. If Newey does not join Ferrari in 2026, then he must know when the world is ending.

[@ronmastrio2798]

The idea that Newey doesn't get enough credit is complete nonsense of the last 3 dominant champions two of them are credited to Newey Martin Brundle even called him the most important man in F1 when he stood on the podium with Vettel. If anything he gets far too much credit form the salty British media who didn't hail Mike Elliot as an engineering God when his cars won everything the difference being their favourite driver was driving them.

[@aravindhdeivag111]

​@@ronmastrio2798 totally makes sense. Now the only unanswered question is will Max be as dominant in the enxt season as he is now. If yes then its Max and not Newey. We have to wait till that fingers crossed

[@user-uf5rw3tv5r]

@@aravindhdeivag111 it wont be that quick, red bull is still the fastest car and likely will stay so until the rule change in 2026

[@ronmastrio2798]

@@aravindhdeivag111 If they're still the fastest in 25 people will just say it's because it's an evolution of Newey's design and if they drop down the order in 26 that will mostly be down to the engine anyway. Doubtless people will try and say it's because they don't have him anymore but there was nothing even he could do in 2014 with a terrible engine. Ironically it was Enzo Ferrari who famously said "aerodynamics are for people who can't build engines" and the last time the engines had major regulation changes Ferrari and Red Bull suffered from poor engine development.

[@Princess_kitty14]

Daddy Stroll would be like "money? here's a blank check, freedom? as long as we win races!, control? im in charge but you can do as you please as long as - again - we win races!" and bam! alonso wins his third championship, kidding lol, but they need to get rid of nepo baby tho, there's a lot of great drivers out there warming benches

[@Cavi587]

As long as Papa Stroll has power in Aston, Lance won't be replaced sadly. Unless he gets bored with F1 himself. But screw that, I would still love to see Newey at AM, Alonso has everything it takes to win a championship, he only needs the car capable of doing so.

[@grrfy]

The problem was Newey wanted stroll jnr out if he was even to consider joining them.But golden boy stroll is staying so...ferrari it is.

[@900108Chale]

Thought the same! @Ferrari he'll just be another piece in the puzzle "enjoying" Italian politics that is. But if he stays in F1, he'll make sure is Mark reverberates in F! history. Join a Jr. team with potential and brin git to the top: Aston (money and potential) Williams (his "Alma Matter").

[@halomultiplayermoments3651]

Won’t happen

[@Ciridan]

I want Newey to go work for Repsol Honda and get that bike back where it need to be at the front of the grid

[@Abbaschand]

Fuck that orange bike. I need to see the blue Japanese bike back on top.

[@dln.sweeney]

HRC's issues go way beyond the winglets.

[@meislit9217]

Well hopefully they get rid of all the wings after 2026 anyways

[@yahyarajaee5883]

If we want a japanese bike at the front, it'd better be a Yamaha

[@michael5091]

If he was 2 or 3 years older I could see him walking off into the sunset. However, he now has a chance to complete 2 of his ambitions which is to work with Ferrari and Lewis Hamilton and given the circumstances, he could achieve both entirely on his terms. I just dont see him walking away from that.

[@okbutwhocares]

One of his ambitions was to work with Ferrari, the other was to work with Fernando Alonso

[@MeltingRubberZ28]

He'll be 2 or 3 years older when he's released from contract

[@frogandspanner]

How will he be 2 or 3 years older in 2025?

[@MeltingRubberZ28]

@frogandspanner he's 65 now. Could turn 66 this year. Will be released from employment from RB spring 2025. They easily could leave the non compete clause in place for a year after release (his original contract was end of 2025). That could put him off the table until end of 2026. Hence, he'd be a few years older.

[@stevenst6337]

Yeah 65 is such a huge difference from 68 (not). I’m going to enjoy the next 12 months of speculation and Ferarri hype only for it to be derailed when Newey retires 😂

[@reevessairgunningreviews5572]

With his pass success Newey deserves much of the praise for the Red Bull. You don’t pay £10 Million for a Guy if he’s only going to make a small difference as part of a bigger team. The sister team ran the same engine, gearbox etc. but were never as quick as in F1 you have to build and design your own chassis as a constructor. Without Newey Red Bull would just another team, which all have good design and aerodynamic guys, but no one outstanding. Brawn is another with such skills. Newey must be fairly well off so he could work from home doing consulting work for Ferrari, for a healthy fee, or go to a low grid team and make them a race winner before he retires.

[@thatrealawkwardguy]

Andretti needs to give him the keys to the castle

[@amsf1]

Shout out to Cameron F1 for breaking this yesterday. To those thinking hes retiring, youre crazy. He told everyone the 3 things he regretted never doing. Working for Ferrari, with Sir Lewis Hamilton, and Fernando Alonso. He can still do 2 of those things at one time..... And a big thank you to Horner for destroying RB. 😂

[@MMAli-rq8kd]

I didn't expect to hear Williams mentioned as a possibility 😅 Also I knew you wouldn't mention Christian Horner as a reason for Newey leaving due to lack of gut 😂

[@michaelsullivan3581]

To finish his career in F1 at Williams would be grand in so many ways! I'm looking forward to the Williams' road car! Can't wait to see it in the ultra competitive IMSA GTD!

[@N1NJAKIDD]

Been waiting all day for this video😊

[@samg8012]

There isnt really a huge surprise here. The RB17 hypercar is his passion. He has done all he can to build a n F1 car, and with the upcoming new 2026 regulations, it would further squash his creativity. He wants to be where he has the unabated freedom to create, and F1 is no longer it. He wont go to ferrari, aston or merc because it would be the same stifling regulations. Once he is done with the RB17, maybe he will move along to build that sub he's been talking about. The guy is 65, and wants and deserves a bit more freedom. F1 is a lot of work.

[@sam-nariman6236]

The Horndog has done so much damage to the whole organisation 😂😂😂

[@afrofantom6631]

and to think he bagged a spice girl lmaoo

[@flopre9213]

@@afrofantom6631 he has no rizz 😂😂

[@Berry-fr5wj]

Deffo

[@halomultiplayermoments3651]

@@afrofantom6631lol Geri is a freak, he can keep her 😂

[@AmitPatel_.]

@@afrofantom6631 Haha. One that was past its expiration date.

[@powerofdreamx]

Nice interesting panel of insights & data points plus predictions.

[@patepulkkinenvtec2403]

Newey joining Williams, getting the stake he once craved and making the team win would be the biggest throw of a middle finger to Frank and Patrick 😂

[@andynorton4854]

i reckon the Oyster 885 blue water super yacht he just bought might have something to do with it

[@StevenQ74]

He will be 66 when he's done with the RB17 hypercar and it also took him 3 or 4 years to make Red Bull a winning team, why do people think he will move to another team? Also the sailing yacht he ordered will be delivered soon

[@marnixsiekmans8259]

Sometimes you’re only as old as you feel. Maybe he retires maybe not.

[@MegaChristina1966]

He's not going anywhere

[@SomeYouTubeGuy]

The Williams suggestion hadn't occurred to me until this video but that would be the feelgood story of 2024 for me. Newey to Williams is the dream.

[@nealhere]

Mr Newey would be genius to auction off his DNA. It would be great to have "The Adrian Newey School of the Way Of Thinking About The Way Air Moves around Objects and Coaxing It In The Way You Desire" He is my hero. Yes I am a dork but a big fan of Mr Newey

[@ATLienXenu]

If he switches, it would be bigger than any driver on the grid going to any team on the grid. I can’t wait until the rule change. I’m booking airbnbs if he swaps.

[@AkilahHussain169]

Newey Ain't going to Ferrari or any other team. There are no Credible source for it just some fans spreading rumours . Also Newey is so much respected within Redbull that he won't harm them by joining another team for loads of money which RB can easily Cash out if that was the case. The Atmosphere that he gets in RB also cannot be achieved under any other team. He is just leaving F1 for a while to work on other stuff And that's Understandable The amount of responsibility he had on his shoulders for 20 straight years would be Overwhelming for even the best of the best. He needs some time to rest n enjoy life Max has won 4 championships now. And RB also has achieved alot under Newey era as a whole The Legend needs some time off He deserves it 😇

[@ATLienXenu]

@@AkilahHussain169 that’s a big ass reply for some shit I never said

[@AkilahHussain169]

@@ATLienXenu You said if he switches and I said he ain't switching

[@realracing3713]

@@AkilahHussain169 But he was spotted numerous times at the Bologna airport.....don't know what to make of it but it could be that he was visiting maranello.

[@selder_7]

Redbull can still succeed without Newey, but it’s the cumulative effect that’s damaging. Now Redbull are going into 2026 with a first year engine and separate first year electrics, no Newey (even just for the reassurance that someone as decorated as Newey is behind the project) and with this ongoing power struggle and ripple effects of the Horner allegations. If Verstappen does leave, they’re cooked

[@beaujeste1]

If you’re in a corporate environment, a key person and you don’t get fully appreciated or rewarded… you’ve only got so long. If your boss has compromised himself and lost your respect, the situation is completely untenable.

[@OnlineEcosystems]

As a Red Bull fan, the magic has ended. Bet.

[@spoon072000]

RB will be fine. The majority of people vastly underestimate the importance of Pierre Wache in the team. There’s a reason that Ferrari had been courting him more than Newey recently.

[@andrewwright4195]

Shh don't tell Lewis fans 😂

[@B.elireland]

The majority of people don’t know who Pierre Wache is.

[@twincam20mr]

Cope

[@bipolarminddroppings]

The reason being that they didn't think they could get Newey...

[@soundscape26]

Well, probably because it was thought Waché would be a much easier target... who could imagine Newey would leave? Not to take anything from Waché of course.

[@jesush.tap-dancingchrist7328]

People acting like Red Bull will forget everything they know when Newey leaves

[@soundscape26]

Of course they won't, they still have Pierre Waché on board for instance, but that idea is proportional to the weight people gave Newey in Red Bull's success.

[@enzohumeau8864]

People acting like Newey wasn't a major part of all Red Bull success

[@marioskoni5311]

Tell that to Williams

[@naufalkusumah2192]

lol nobody said that, Redbull will still be very strong in the next 2-3 seasons without Newey. But this could be similar situation like Ferrari after Schumacher left, then Brawn and Todt followed him by leaving also. Newey leaving RB will have chain effect where some important people within its organization will also leave and RB wont be as potent as they are now

[@brakinglate8828]

But it will slow down their development and other teams would eventually catch up

[@nicolocarloparazo4139]

I so much agree with a Williams move, if the team does think that way but a retirement is very possible.

[@crystalracing4794]

The Kingmaker. Hill, Villeneuve, Hakkinen Mansell & Vettel owe so much to him

[@Nikelaos_Khristianos]

I can’t see him sticking around in F1. I’ve read so much bull crap over the last week or so about “Newey immediate start at Ferrari! Hamilton-Newey dream-team!” that I could see straightaway was not confirmed at all.

[@Cornpop215]

I blame the horndog

[@powerfuljones]

Crazy This is making stuff interesting

[@BuBornham]

The Williams move seems unlikely, but clearly that would be the most exciting and potentially legendary move for him to make. I'm not a Williams fan by any means, but I truly hope that's how this pans out.

[@juicemann2171]

Please, please let him go to AM. Just wanna see Alonso win another title b4 he is gone.

[@yougotkained]

Aston & Alonso are mid. Why would he do such a thing?

[@juicemann2171]

@@yougotkained Daddy Stroll has deep pockets. Could make him an offer he can't refuse.

[@andrewwright4195]

He going enjoy retirement ​@@yougotkained

[@WOWWOW-hk1tb]

​@@yougotkained Rick & Morty PFP calling something mid

[@marcushenning3594]

I'm glad Newey is leaving (hopefully to Ferrari), but him claiming he wasn't getting the credit he deserves is nonsense. How many other Technical Directors and/or Officers do we even know the name of, yet everybody knows Newey. He has come across looking like a bit of a egotist, but if he can make Ferrari a championship winner again, I'm all for it

[@y_fam_goeglyd]

I agree. When they said that about the recognition, I was astounded. He's basically worshipped! I* haven't heard him give any credit to the others involved. *Not saying he hasn't, just that _I_ haven't heard it.

[@marcushenning3594]

@@y_fam_goeglyd exactly, I've also never heard anyone else get any credit. Another astonishing moment was when they said something along the lines of: "He doesn't need to be offered lots of money". Well then why has he been charging RB >£10 million for his services?

[@AkilahHussain169]

Newey Ain't going to Ferrari or any other team. There are no Credible source for it just some fans spreading rumours . Also Newey is so much respected within Redbull that he won't harm them by joining another team for loads of money which RB can easily Cash out if that was the case. The Atmosphere that he gets in RB also cannot be achieved under any other team. He is just leaving F1 for a while to work on other stuff And that's Understandable The amount of responsibility he had on his shoulders for 20 straight years would be Overwhelming for even the best of the best. He needs some time to rest n enjoy life Max has won 4 championships now. And RB also has achieved alot under Newey era as a whole The Legend needs some rest now He deserves it 😇

[@900108Chale]

Newey has been a LEGEND forever, agree. And doesn't seem to be the (subs & likes) addicted guy chasing fame. I'd say the politics @RB sickened him and he is right; RB is running the risk of falling apart in the near future just because of egos. Dumb fools! Anyway wish him the best and i do hope that if he leaves RB he stays away from F1.

[@xevious2501]

Correct me if im wrong but didn Newey retire from F1 then came back with the success of Max. So i dont think it a major leap to consider the man wish to retire or do other things.

[@glengosling5636]

Good show

[@nnonotnow]

Ferrari is perfect. Iconic brand, iconic driver, iconic engineer. Win the title gets Ferrari back on its feet. And the two Legends can sail off into the sunset and do whatever they want. I like that story

[@AkilahHussain169]

Newey Ain't going to Ferrari or any other team. There are no Credible source for it just some fans spreading rumours . Also Newey is so much respected within Redbull that he won't harm them by joining another team for loads of money which RB can easily Cash out if that was the case. The Atmosphere that he gets in RB also cannot be achieved under any other team. He is just leaving F1 for a while to work on other stuff And that's Understandable The amount of responsibility he had on his shoulders for 20 straight years would be Overwhelming for even the best of the best. He needs some time to rest n enjoy life Max has won 4 championships now. And RB also has achieved alot under Newey era as a whole The Legend needs some rest now He deserves it 😇

[@TravellingTechie]

Dark horse of Sauber/Audi? A brand new team, with a new, clean slate?

[@900108Chale]

Thought the ame BUT... German egos @Audi/VW? There'll be a LOT happening within that team until it starts performing, a LOT.

[@DaingerMouse2]

Why Ed is that a picture of the “Cup and Saucer” (Fort Grey) behind you I see?!?! When you are next in Guernsey would love to have you as a speaker at a work / charity event.

[@phaedrussocrates7636]

Thanks

[@Obi-Juan7]

Just let the man enjoy his retirement. He's done a lot for F1 for nearly 3 decades now, if he wants to retire to finish the RB17 or sailing on his boat just let him. Later on if he wants to return just let him be.

[@jivewig]

That’s upon him to decide. Whatever team he ends up signing with will most likely be his last team anyways.

[@johnpatricklim4509]

Very true...he has other interest outside F1 and he's in his 60s....let him enjoy his time....

[@Randomvideos-zi7pe]

He's not retiring

[@denzel9086]

you are desperate for him to not go Ferrari hahaha, go cope somewhere else

[@bakkaslon]

Hamilton always wanted to work with Newey, this was a perfect storm. Like Brawn and Shumi going red.

[@AkilahHussain169]

Newey Ain't going to Ferrari or any other team. There are no Credible source for it just some fans spreading rumours . Also Newey is so much respected within Redbull that he won't harm them by joining another team for loads of money which RB can easily Cash out if that was the case. The Atmosphere that he gets in RB also cannot be achieved under any other team. He is just leaving F1 for a while to work on other stuff And that's Understandable The amount of responsibility he had on his shoulders for 20 straight years would be Overwhelming for even the best of the best. He needs some time to rest n enjoy life Max has won 4 championships now. And RB also has achieved alot under Newey era as a whole The Legend needs some rest now He deserves it 😇

[@900108Chale]

One thing is to attempt something the other is to accomplish it. This will be Ferrari's what? 3rd attempt at replicating Schumi's era: ALO, VET, HAM? TBH I don't see Newey @Ferrari, where he's just another piece of the puzzle. IF he remains in F1, I see him joining a Team where his Mark would reverberate in history: Williams, Aston, maybe even Audi (if German egos allow).

[@bakkaslon]

@@AkilahHussain169 relax dude, I never said he was going there, just that Lewis always wanted to drive his car

[@ronmastrio2798]

Lewis get's really butthurt when he doesn't have a front running car the entitlement is crazy.

[@dtoften]

He's 65, has money, and decades of accomplished work in F1. Retire for awhile, sail around the world in your new sailboat, and then pursue other interests that he has. There is life outside of F1.

[@jasonwebster9300]

Adrian Newey has been very successful in both IndyCar and Formula having been responsible for race winning and championship winning cars in both series. He is an absolute legend in Formula 1, The problems within Red Bull and wanting a fresh challenge have made his decision to leave Red Bull extremely easy. It will be interesting to see which team he moves to.

[@bundy254]

It's actually true that Newey's Ego is getting ahead of himself. What more recognition does he want when everyone knows he's the guy behind the Rb17 design. And more so his departure doesn't mean that Redbull is shutting down

[@MalcolmTann0]

Now we find out is Max or Newey

[@gollese]

People who knows motorsport knows the right answer to this. Max wouldnt be the most consistent driver ever set foot in F1 if it was all "newey"

[@Querientje]

This years car was made by wache

[@user-st6dp1ug8f]

You put any legendary driver in a mid car and they wouldn't win a single race. You put any midfield driver in a dominant car and they will win

[@perpetual_bias]

are you suggesting max would win these championships in any other car besides the RB? it's absolutely newey

[@Willbrse]

Of course it's Newey. Justl ike it never was Hamilton.

[@saharshpruthi]

Love the Williams Idea!

[@964cuplove]

1:39 I always wondered how Horner and even the drivers never mentioned him or the car his team supplied. they seem not to value that….

[@13bathory1986]

To all RB fans, don´t forget "it´s not the car, it´s the driver" 🤣

[@gollese]

What does that suppose to mean? Downplaying Max dont make sense anymore. 🤫😂

[@jathiyakhan720]

​@@gollese When max has a period like lewis everybody will give him the same treatment as lewis

[@halofreak1990]

@@jathiyakhan720 Max already had that period, namely prior to 2021

[@jathiyakhan720]

@@halofreak1990 no he did not because he had no dominant period prior to 2022. However after he falls from dominance as well people will treat him like lewis too

[@ronmastrio2798]

@@jathiyakhan720 The point is he won races without a dominant car while Lewis has had ten seasons in a front running car making him the most privileged driver in F1 history.

[@Johnny1371-1]

Plot twist, he joins Andretti to help them get into F1. F1 definitely wouldnt be able to say Andretti "isnt competitive" anymore. (Obviously theres more to it than just aero, but every little bit would help).

[@yougotkained]

No

[@Johnny1371-1]

@@yougotkained I don't think it'll ever happen either. But like I said "plot twist."😂

[@quierover4locas]

FOM hasn’t said Andretti isn’t competitive… it’s actually the opposite, they are afraid they will come in and steal the show.

[@thesighbored]

All the best in his future endeavors! Who knows if he should suddenly pop up in another team just to have some new challenges. That would be awesome.

[@ThomasEPeters]

Should this be a sign that the bad rumors about how slow the 26 formula cars are in fact true? And he just has no interest in working on these cars.

[@whassupg89]

Hopefully he’s free to sign somewhere else straight after he leaves!

[@RAZGRIZ016P]

he will after he finished working on RB17

[@rspct9654]

Red bull is such a toxic team, glad he left. Horner and verstappen are horrible

[@mendo707savmrb8]

I'm wondering how Ford and the Verstappens are gonna react to Newey not being part of the 26 car

[@mikewilliams1479]

Damn. Sooner than I thought.

[@sambitranjan9584]

RIP Career of Max Verstappen 😭

[@SiegfriedDerDrachentoter]

Still the best driver on the grid either way and won in subpar cars from 16-20 while others can’t now (ham) , I’m sure he’ll survive

[@gollese]

Haha, Max are the best driver. He has nothing to worry about.

[@Reaz399]

Salty Pamilton fan detected. Max owns your idolo.

[@soundscape26]

He's still quite young, imagine if he meets Newey again at Ferrari in 4/5 years time...

[@mikelewis495]

Scott and Edd are approaching equilibrium

[@denisk886]

so if he join ferrari and hamilton starts to win every race it will be car right? but with max its diferent?

[@cmjvanrijn505]

Good car does a lot. Without a good car max doenst win either. Lewis is great driver with goat status but look at the merc now. There is only so much you can do as a driver.

[@ronmastrio2798]

The differnece is Lewis had the privilege of starting his career in a front running car and has had 10 seasons in one no other driver has had anywhere near that level of privilege.

[@chriscollins550]

​@ronmastrio2798 because he proved himself by winning all the other lower championship including Renault Cup. Also other driver have like Nikki louder/Alan prost/ Jim clerk and few other's all started of in top team's and never went to a lower down the grid. Vettel. You can really add max into that he did one session at RB sister team and at the time they was competitive to. It's not a privilege It's doing well in the lower racing series. What had max done before that apart from carting nothing, he come up into f1 had more crashes then anyone on the grid and broken more rules but was still handed a top sport.

[@mattyboomtown3435]

Not f1 related but does any one know where/what the picture is behind edd?

[@bojanmajic]

@ 05:05 - that collective nodding...we all are thinking the same...

[@WRCWRX]

I think the title should be more towards he is leaving F1. I think he really dislikes the direction Formula One is taking especially with these 2026 engine regulations. I think he’s going to finish his RB17 car and then sail off into the sunset and enjoy retirement.

[@davidchapman3042]

With Eddie as his manager and his ties to maranello, it’d be very easy negotiations for him when he picks a team,eddie could sell milk to a cow, he would get a work out of uk deal done if adrian wanted to. Which will be unprecedented in modern times. For aston martin lawrence probably aleeady has a signed blank check for him ready with whatever condition,say pull lance out of seat if adrian has any sort of an issue then he can maybe drive the smaller valkyrie in lemans first to prove himself lol. maybe a big aston martin deal w some road car partnership prospect or royalty of sorts.nevertheless, it speaks volume about the titan adrian is. Over 3or so decades he’s absolutely dominated the track of the highest engineering motorsport competition won shiteloads titles and over 200wins. He’s second to none. Ej will absolutely at the very least when adrian decides w a team see to it to have a couple hundred milli shekkel and ownership or a revenue % deal + every single term adrian wants and could possibly think of. Lord have mercy on redbull for its inevitable shift of key headcount and the negotiating people who will sit across eddie while putting up the contract.

[@MrHaggyy]

I go a similar way. Williams would be an interessting challenge and Audi while having Andreas Seidl and Matia Binotto would be an interesting challange as it's a new team. While you have to credit Newey for his work at RB they have plenty expertise within the team. That wont secure success as they couldn't prevent Mercedes from dominating with Newey. But they wont fall of on their own terms.

[@SalMichaelC]

who noticed 😇Scott Mitchell's bad poker face saying nah nah while Glenn was saying that AN "hasn't signed with anyone else yet"? I DO.

[@Berry-fr5wj]

Anything to do with the Horner situation ?

[@fernandoarroyo3889]

I'd love to see him go to a back market team, and bring them into contention.

[@zandvoort8616]

The question is do the remaining engineers at Red Bull even know how to design and F1 car by themselves?🤣🤣

[@jasonmccarthy8633]

Love see him back at williams with that new exciting project they building there

[@alicekoppenol-pitti6257]

Newey has been in F1 for 43 very successful years , almost half of those years with Red Bull. He has never let money sway him to stay anywhere he doesn't want be and that is very unique in this world where money is the only language people seem to understand these days. Whatever he does I salut the man not only for his genius but of the person he is. It did strike me as bittersweet that he announced his departure on the first of May, a day in history where the greatest driver of all time was taken from us way to early. Senna drove up to the heavens that day in a car from the greatest engineer of all times : Adrian Newey.

[@sebulbathx]

WOW this is BIG!!! Which team will get? And how will this affect RBs future cars and their performance? Now the F1 season instantly became more interesting but especially the future. Also seeing how Hamilton's switch to Ferrari was the biggest thing this season announcing Newey to Ferrari would be somewhat bigger.

[@AkilahHussain169]

Newey Ain't going to Ferrari or any other team. There are no Credible source for it just some fans spreading rumours . Also Newey is so much respected within Redbull that he won't harm them by joining another team for loads of money which RB can easily Cash out if that was the case. The Atmosphere that he gets in RB also cannot be achieved under any other team. He is just leaving F1 for a while to work on other stuff And that's Understandable The amount of responsibility he had on his shoulders for 20 straight years would be Overwhelming for even the best of the best. He needs some time to rest n enjoy life Max has won 4 championships now. And RB also has achieved alot under Newey era as a whole The Legend needs some rest now He deserves it 😇

[@latotf2]

even without newey, red bull are probably still the strongest technical team, with teams like aston martin, ferrari, mclaren close behind

[@VinceCannavaII]

And how long will it be before we see him with another team?

[@mediocre-motorcycle-modifi6818]

Does Scott have a filter on?

[@CT37BN]

Aston Martin Valkyrie was a collab effort while the V-10 RB17 hypercar is his dream project, and is nearing completion this year. Adrian will devote most of his focus with the final stages and launch of that car. By 2026 F1 regulations will allow back active aero which could level out teams who can best manipulate this change.

[@ArthurZakaryan23]

I didn't think about Williams for Newey in the way Ed framed it but it does make a lot of sense for the type of person Newey is and being that 2026 regs are such a toss-up, maybe a Newey can get Williams up to shape to be regular points finishers and you can bet he one would be a magnet for even top drivers to want to drive his car.

[@An.Individual]

I assume he had something lined up before he put his notice in

[@christoduplessis8177]

It is strange how in this story no one has brought up potential issues with RB power trains, perhaps everyone wanting to jump ship is due to them being too far behind on the engine...

[@TheGeeza1980]

This is the best thing for F1 overall. Hamilton, Newey and Maranello? Yes please. Im all for that.

[@cebrasil]

In thinking how about if he goes to Andretti. Will be awesome

[@michaelredford5389]

I think a very interesting route for Newey to take in the future would actually be as an FIA rule maker. Imagine having the guy whose career has been of thinking of ways around the rules to be the person coming up with the rules in the first place? 🤔

[@vikashchandra9917]

I don’t think the 5th world championship for Max is as guaranteed as it was a little while ago. I know people are saying it’s done till 2025, but I am not so sure on that after this news.

[@bass3657]

I can't tell you how amazing it would be to see Adrian back at Williams

[@baka1984]

Edd Straw is such a goated commentator. I would love to hear his voice on an official F1 broadcast.