Adrian Newey, The Guy Responsible For Designing Red Bull's Dominant F1 Cars, Is Reportedly Leaving The Team

Multiple outlets are reporting that Red Bull Racing chief technical officer Adrian Newey has told the team that he's ready to jump ship and start designing championship-contending cars elsewhere.

If this comes to fruition, it's a huge piece of news for people who have found the last few years of Formula 1 a bit on the snooze-inducing side.

Newey has been with Red Bull since 2005 and has designed cars that helped the team win six constructors titles and seven drivers titles (and it sure looks like both of the numbers will be going up by the end of this season).

However, Germany’s Auto Motor und Sport reported that Newey is unhappy and wants out of the team, despite a contract that runs through the 2025 season. This reporting was backed up by BBC Sport, which claimed to have verified the claims on their own.

They report that a big part of Newey's unhappiness stems from the allegations of inappropriate conduct levied against team principal Christian Horner. Those have been a real headache for the team, even if they've still managed to win four of the five races held so far this season.

Newey hitting the open market would be massive. Sorry, Carlos Sainz, but it would make him the most coveted free agent on the market.

Every team on the grid will hope to sign Adrian Newey if he becomes available. (Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images)

Newey Could Help A Team Become F1's Next Top Dog

Adrian Newey designing championship-winning cars isn't just something that happened during his time at Red Bull.

He was at Williams in the early to mid-'90s. He won championships there.

He moved on to McLaren. He won a championship there.

Newey is regarded as one of, if not the best designers in the sports' history, and his stock is high right now given the complete dominance Red Bull has had since the last regulations overhaul in 2022.

No one has been able to touch Red Bull, and that's due in large part to Newey's aerodynamics acumen, and concepts he introduced are now being used up and down the grid.

The regulations will be updated in 2026, and while the chassis part of those regulations isn't finalized yet, the expectation is that they'll be an evolution of the current regulations.

So, every team on the grid is going to want Newey if he becomes available in hopes that he can help them become the next team to dominate Formula 1.