Adrian Newey, the Chief Technical Officer of Red Bull Racing, hinted that he may continue his Formula 1 career with a different team after his time with Red Bull ends in 2025. Newey, a renowned designer, has been instrumental in Red Bull’s success, helping them win numerous Drivers’ and Constructors’ titles. However, he has expressed his desire to seek new challenges and has decided to leave the team amid growing tensions. Newey has reached an agreement with Red Bull that will allow him to start working elsewhere in March 2025, ensuring his involvement in the development of the 2026 cars. There are reports that Ferrari is interested in acquiring his services, indicating that Newey intends to remain active in Formula 1 beyond his time at Red Bull. In a recent interview, Newey admitted that he never expected to be considering a move to another team at 65, but circumstances have led him to contemplate this possibility.
However, Newey’s perspective has since changed, as he considered how his father “lost a bit of touch” when retiring at the same age. This shift in outlook towards his future possibilities continued during discussions with two veterans, former Formula 1 leader and experienced IndyCar owner Roger Penske.
“I asked both of them, ‘What’s your secret?’ Because they managed to keep going and going, and for their age, they are remarkably mentally and physically agile,” Newey stated.
“Both mentioned the well-known notion that the brain is like a muscle, it needs exercise, and therefore you should keep doing it.”
“Furthermore, I aspired to work as a designer in motorsport since I was eight or ten years old. I was fortunate to achieve that ambition, to have secured that initial job, and to have remained in motorsport since then. So, every day has been an additional bonus, truly. I just love what I do.
“I suppose I will take a vacation. Currently, I feel a bit tired. However, at some point, I will probably resume my efforts.”
The former McLaren designer also acknowledged that he regrets the timing of the announcement coinciding with the 30th anniversary of Ayrton Senna’s fatal accident at Imola in the Williams car he designed.
“It was an extremely challenging and unfortunate day for that press release to be issued,” he admitted.
“The Miami Grand Prix itself was peculiar because I was there in a strategic capacity, so I was at the pit wall, but I was not involved in any of the engineering decisions or meetings. I was just being escorted around for press purposes, essentially.
“To be perfectly honest, I never anticipated it becoming major news. I never paid much attention. It was a shock to me to be featured in all the newspapers and on television.”
