‘Here for many years to come’ - Red Bull F1 boss Christian Horner dismisses Adrian Newey exit rumours
Last month FIA press conference host Tom Clarkson claimed that Newey’s contract with Red Bull is 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:up for renewal, leading to F1 Nation podcast co-host and 1996 world champion 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Damon Hill to suggest the 64-year-old could be interested in a switch to rivals Mercedes to help 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lewis Hamilton’s quest to return to winning ways.
Chief technical officer Newey is regarded as one of th𓄧e greatest technical minds in F1 history, with his car designs helping Red Bull win all 11 of their world championship titles.
"Hꦓis heart is still very much in Formula 1 and his commitment to the team is, it's not something…" Horner told S𒀰ky Sports News.
"We don't💝 talk a🍌bout contracts or longevity of contracts, but he'll be here for many years to come.
"There's always going to be rumours i🦋n this paddock, that's Formula 1.
“He's such an important part 📖of our team and popular part of our team.
"It's great to have him with us for the long term, b🌱ut also to be involved in some of the things we're now getting involved in."
What about Verstappen’s future?
168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen’s future has also been thrown into question after he 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:threatened to quit F1 over the sprint format.
T൲he ﷽Dutchman has a long-term contract with Red Bull running until 2028 but has hinted that his current deal may be his last, raising the prospect of him walking away from F1 at 31.
Although Horner doesn’t see Verstappen quitting any time soon, he admitted a prolonged F1 career similar to that of fellow two-time world champion 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Fernando Alonso is unlikely.
"Max is his own man and he's very, very strong i💛n his opinions and on his outlook on what he wants to do in his life🙈," Horner explained.
"And I don't see him being a Fernando Alonso and still racing at 41 or 42 years of age, or maybe not in Formula 1, but༒ what his love and passion is, is racing.
"If he's not racing on track at the moment, he's racing in the virtual world, he's driving GT cars for fun, and his passion is just driving and racing, and while that burns wit꧟hin him, he's going to keep going.
"But how long that burns for, that's each individual's own journey, they'🍬ve got to find that out for themselves."
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