Bombshell news should move behind the scenes of Formula 1 shortly. This is because according to the BBC Sport and Auto Motor und Sport, Red Bull engineer Adrian Newey is expected to leave the Austrian team soon.
According to information released by the vehicles, Newey would be bothered by the situation involving a harassment complaint against Christian Horner, Red Bull team manager.
The complaint generated friction within the team, which was divided into Christian Horner/Thai division (team shareholders) and Helmut Marko/Newey/Austrian division. Without wanting to get involved in the controversy, and for fear of being sidelined within the team, the designer must leave the team.
With a contract valid until 2025 with the team, it is speculated that the engineer will leave the team at the end of the 2024 season.
Newey at Ferrari?
Rumors of Adrian Newey leaving Red Bull have been gaining momentum for some time. With the redesign initiated by Ferrari, and the signing of Lewis Hamilton by the Italian team for the 2025 season, there is speculation that the engineer could go to Maranello. The engineer himself has already stated that he wants to work on the team.
Ferrari’s focus is to build a strong team that will fight for the title from the 2026 season onwards, when there will be a change in the category’s regulations. To this end, the head of the Italian team, Frederic Vasseur, must spare no effort to arrange the signing of Newey.
Harassment complaint against Horner
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner was reported by a team employee for harassment. The accusation shocked the category, and shook the scenes behind Red Bull.
The employee accused the team leader of sending her sexual messages for a “considerable period of time”.
The team opened an internal investigation procedure, and cleared Horner of the accusation made by the employee. Subsequently, the team suspended the employee from her activities. According to information released by Sky Sports F1, The woman has the right to appeal the decision and will continue to receive her salary in full.
