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Red Bull heads into its first F1 season since 2005 without Adrian Newey heading up the technical department, and its warning for what post-Newey life is already on the grid.
In 2025, Red Bull Racing will debut the RB21 car, a departure from previous designs by Adrian Newey, who left the team in 2024 after a successful period of winning six constructors’ titles and eight drivers’ crowns with Sebastian Vettel and Max Verstappen. Newey is now set to join Aston Martin as a managing technical partner. RacingNews365 has revisited Newey’s previous departures from F1 teams, including Leyton House, which later folded after his exit in 1991. Williams enjoyed success under Newey’s designs in the early ’90s but has since declined following his departure 28 years ago, winning just one race in the last 21 years. Newey also had a successful stint at McLaren, winning the 1998 constructors’ title, but tensions with Ron Dennis led to his eventual departure.
