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Christian Horner claims Adrian Newey only to visit F1 races for RB17 customers after shock exit

Originally posted on FirstSportz | By Armaan Agarwal | Last updated 5/8/24

F1 aero genius Adrian Newey will leave Red Bull in early 2025. The 65-year-old spent two decades at Milton Keynes and played a pivotal role in the team’s success. Newey is believed to be relieved of any F1 duties for Red Bull. However, the aero genius was spotted at the Miami GP. Now, Christian Horner has revealed the reason for Adrian Newey’s presence in the Red Bull garage.

Horner affirmed that the 65-year-old did not participate in any briefings during the weekend except one meeting for race strategy. Moreover, Adrian Newey has been stripped off all access to car data and is no longer designing parts for the RB20. As the aero genius is no longer working for Red Bull Racing.

In Miami Newey did not participate in any weekend briefings except for the one on the strategy. [He] has no access to any data and is not drawing any pieces. Christian Horner said, as reported by FormulaPassion.it

However, Newey is still a part of Red Bull Advanced Technologies. Christian Horner highlighted that the 65-year-old was fully focused on the RB17 Hypercar till his contract expires in early 2025. Moreover, the Red Bull team boss mentioned that Adrian Newey will be visiting F1 races where the Austrian giant would be meeting customers for the RB17.

He is now focused on RB17 until the end of his contract. From here to the end of the year he will participate in some races, mainly those in which we have RB17 customers. Christian Horner asserted

Ferrari CEO remains vague on Adrian Newey rumors

Adrian Newey is considered to be perhaps the best designer in F1 history. it is not surprising to see rumors emerge regarding the 65-year-old’s next destination. Ferrari team boss Fred Vasseur reportedly met Newey in London before the Miami GP. Moreover, it is believed that Maranello is willing to offer the aero genius a lucrative contract for next season.

However, both parties have not commented on such speculation. Ferrari CEO Benedetto Vigna mentioned Adrian Newey in the company’s first quarter report. Vigna pointed out that Newey was one of the customers of the Italian carmaker. The Ferrari CEO simply stated that newspapers would often write many things in regard to Newey rumors.

He is one of our customers... Many things are written in the newspapers. Benedetto Vigna stated, as reported by FormulaPassion.it

Adrian Newey has not disclosed his future plans at the moment. However, the 65-year-old seems to be interested in taking time off the grid. As such, the aero genius might not be looking for a new challenge in Formula 1. Although, anything can happen in the pinnacle of motorsport and it would not be surprising to see Newey switch to Maranello in the future.

This article first appeared on FirstSportz and was syndicated with permission.

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