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Christian Horner has revealed details about his battle to keep Adrian Newey at Red Bull after the legendary Formula 1
Red Bull experienced a decline in their Formula 1 performance after the switch to V6 turbo power units in 2014, which led to Mercedes dominating the sport. As a result, Sebastian Vettel left Red Bull to join Ferrari, and renowned designer Adrian Newey was close to doing the same. However, Red Bull Team Principal Christian Horner managed to convince Newey to stay with promises of a road car project. This conversation between Horner and Newey took place in an English pub and led to the development of the Valkyrie project in partnership with Aston Martin. Although Red Bull ended their collaboration with Aston Martin in 2020, the Valkyrie, a powerful 1,160hp V12 car, went into production in November 2021. Aston Martin subsequently announced plans to compete in the 2025 FIA World Endurance Championship and IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship with the Valkyrie AMR Pro in October 2023.
