Red Bull being “very careful” as Adrian Newey phased out ahead of possible Ferrari move

Red Bull have revealed that they are being "very careful" as they phജase Adrian Newey out from technical meetings.

Adrian Newey (GBR) Red Bull Racing Chief Technical Officer. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 6, Miami Grand Prix, Miami,
Adrian Newey (GBR) Red Bull Racing Chief Technical Officer. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 6…

With Adrian Newey open to joining another F1 team in 20🦋🔥25, Red Bull have revealed that they are phasing him out from important technical meetings.

Ahead of the Miami Grand Prix, Red Bull announced that Newey would 🍌leave the organisation in the first quarter of 2025.

Newey has been integral to Red Bull’s success over the years, particularly rec🍬ently as F1 returned 🐻to the ‘ground effect’ era.

The 65-year-old’s role will now be cent꧋red around the RB17 hypercar before leaving next year.

Newey’s next move is stꦫill unclear but reports have strongly🐈 linked him with a switch to Ferrari.

Unsurprisingly, Newey is slowly being phased out of attending technic💧al meetings and conversat𒁏ions about next year’s car.

Red Bull technical director Pierre Wache addrꩲessed this fact on Friday at Imola.

Wache told Sky Sports: “At the moment, curre♏ntly as going with the potential of joining a competitor, it doesn't matter about your name.

“The risk of picking𝓀 up some current IP on the car and the future car even more. We’re being very careful.”

The impact o🐲f Newey’s departure will have on Red Bull won’t be clear until 2026 given the rules for next year w🃏ill stay similar.

Sergio Perez (MEX) Red Bull Racing RB20. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 7, Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, Imola, Italy,
Sergio Perez (MEX) Red Bull Racing RB20. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 7, Emilia Romagna…

Wache remains confi🍃de🌳nt that Red Bull are “prepared” for his exit.

“I think with knowing Adrian… I think eཧverybody knows in this business, Adrian is a big man in this business and maybe the most🅷 successful engineer in F1,” he added. “I think it's a big effect for us, but the team was prepared. It's not like we expect him for 20 years more.

“We have to build the team around and make sure t꧋hat we are prepared for this eventuality.”

Even though Red Bull have prep꧂ared for Newey’s departure, Wache conceded that the team will need to “prove” it over the next few years.

“It's difficult to answer that for sure. It's what we are planning for,” he explained. “It's what we are w♑orking for. But the future will tell us after all we are in the competitive environment. As the people say, they are working hard to catch us. We are working hard to stay ahead.

“Now the team has to, and any way🀅 before it was a team effort to deliver this car. It's not one person that delivers this car. I would say yes, we are prepared to woꦬrk as a team to deliver a car after if one person leave, it's a shame, but you know, and even more this type of person like Adrian, that is big important on it. But you know, we were prepared for that for sure. And I think it's something we have to prove around the year and next year.”

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