Former team boss quizzed on role in Newey's Red Bull exit

Former F1 team boss Eddie Jordan offered a unique insight into his role in helping Adrian Newey negotiate his Red Bull exit.

Jordan - now Newey's manager - was speaking on the latest episode of the Formula for Success podcast as he reflected on the shock news of the design chief's exit, which was confirmed this week.

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Newey, widely be considered to be the greatest F1 designer in history, announced his decision to move on from Red Bull in early 2025, ending a partnership which has delivered 13 titles across two dominant eras for the team.

Jordan - a close friend of Newey - was thanked personally in a statement released by the 65-year-old on Wednesday, as he paid expressed his gratitude to those who have played a key role in his success over almost two decades at the Milton Keynes-based team.

'My lips are sealed'

Podcast co-host David Coulthard asked Jordan to confirm or deny if Newey had sought his advice recently, with the Irishman opting to remain tight-lipped on the matter.

He said: “In this case, I’m joining you on the fence and I’m not going to say what is likely my advice, but you know, we do speak a lot.

“We’re next-door neighbours so to speak, and so there are certain things I know about and certain things he knows about me. But you know, my lips are sealed – you won’t get a word out of me!”

Jordan also took time to pay tribute to the departing technical mastermind, admitting that he's 'never heard a bad word said about him'.

He added: “Some would say he’s just brilliant when he has a pencil in his hand, and he becomes just a very normal, quiet, unassuming guy when he doesn’t have the pencil in his hand. And I think that is exactly him.

"So whatever his decision, we wish him well."

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