Red Bull Racing chief designer Adrian Newey to leave Formula 1 team WFTV [Video]

Adrian Newey is reportedly set to leave Red Bull Racing.

According to the BBC, the team’s chief technical officer will depart the team “in the wake of the controversy involving allegations about team principal Christian Horner.” Newey, 65, is one of the great car designers in modern Formula 1 history and is largely responsible for how dominant Red Bull’s car has been since the latest F1 rules overhaul in 2022.

Horner was accused of inappropriate behavior by a team employee but the complaint was ultimately dismissed after an independent investigation. The dismissal happened just before the 2024 F1 season began in Bahrain.

“Red Bull is confident that the investigation has been fair, rigorous and impartial,” a team statement said in February. “The investigation report is confidential and contains the private information of the parties and third parties who assisted in the investigation, and therefore we will not be commenting further out of respect for …