Red Bull is in serious danger of being without one of the stars of the team

Adrian Newey He is leaving the Red Bull Formula 1 team, where he has been an engineer for many years, due to the controversy affecting the team director, Christian Hornerthe BBC reported on Thursday, citing sources close to the engineer and the team.

A Red Bull spokesperson indicated, however, that “Adrian has a contract until the end of 2025 and we have no evidence of him joining another team.”

Considered one of F1’s best engineers, Newey, 65, has worked for Red Bull since 2006 and designed the cars that gave Red Bull six Constructors’ World Championship titles between 2010 and 2023 and seven drivers titles with Sebastian Vettel (from 2010 to 2013) and Max Verstappen (from 2021 to 2023).

The Briton previously worked for the Williams and McLaren teams.

Red Bull has been rocked by controversy ever since Christian Horner A team employee accused him of “inappropriate behavior.”

horn, 50 years old, has always defended his innocence and was acquitted in early March by Red Bull after an internal investigation, which lasted ten weeks, led by an external lawyer appointed by the Austrian team .

The employee was suspended from the team after his complaint was dismissed, but was later reinstated. The BBC said in mid-March that it had referred the matter to the International Automobile Federation (FIA).

Max Verstappen’s father Josepha former F1 driver, predicted in early March that Red Bull would “implode” if Horner remained in his position.

The matter has no effect on Red Bull’s racing performance: after five Grands Prix contested this season, the team dominates the world constructors’ championship with 195 points against 151 for its runner-up, Ferrari . In driver classification, Verstappena four-time winner this season, leads the way with 110 points, ahead of his Mexican teammate Sergio Perez (85 points).