F1 pundit details Newey's start date and new role at his next team

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F1 pundit details Newey's start date and new role at his next team

The design guru is set to leave Red Bull next year

GPFans Staff

Monday 13 May 2024 15:00

Adrian Newey's role and starting date at his next destination have reportedly been agreed.

Red Bull announced that the legendary designed would leave the team in 2025 after nearly two decades together last week.

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Newey was immediately linked with a move to another F1 team, with Ferrari the frontrunners according to rumours.

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner said that Newey has already had some of his access limited, and that he will work solely on the RB17 hypercar project for the remainder of his contract.

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"In Ferrari he will have the role of super consultant starting from April 2025 , with the possibility of working on the new project of the 2026 car.

The report added that Newey would "also possibly [be] intervening in the race[s] given that he will arrive when the season has just begun."

Newey would be a major coup for the Scuderia given his reputation for design genius. Since 2006, he has been highly influential in Sebastian Vettel and Max Verstappen's eras of domination.

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