“Newey wants peace and Red Bull continues to be a rodeo of attacks”: The departure of the most successful F1 engineer in recent years and how many millions he would earn if he went to Ferrari

Newey, a graduate in aerodynamics and astronautics at the University of Southampton, has a salary of ten million euros at Red Bull, one of the highest remunerations in the category, surpassing even the salaries of George Russell and Oscar Piastri. If you compare his amount with the salaries on the grid, Adrian would have the eighth best, behind Carlos Sainz. Worth? Without a doubt yes. With the teams, he consecrated the cars of the titles of Williams from 1992 to 1997, of McLaren in 1998, and those of Red Bull from 2010 to 2013, in addition to 2022 and 2023.

In this same column, on March 17, we commented on the civil war that was breaking out at Red Bull as a result of the complaint against Christian Horner, team director, for “inappropriate conduct” and the controversial attitudes that Helmut Marko had been having in the team We noted that in the midst of this dispute, Newey was not feeling comfortable and was considering walking away from the drama. Today the threat has become a reality and Red Bull’s crossfire has claimed its first victim. Adrian’s figure is so important in the team that, let us remember that in 2023, Red Bull suffered a sanction for exceeding the budget ceiling established by the engineer’s salary.

Not everything is about money, even more so for a man who has earned it all. At 65 years old, Adrian Newey wants peace and Red Bull continues to be a rodeo of attacks. In this scenario of obvious discomfort, all the neighboring teams approached the British to offer him a way out. Although his departure has not yet been announced, and only his departure from Red Bull has been formalized, everything would indicate that in 2025, Newey would arrive at Ferrari. Italian media and journalists close to the Azzurra team assure that the engineer would arrive with the intention of promoting the 2026 car. The deal would be for 100 million euros for 4 years, that is, 25 million annually, more than double what is coming. receiving at Red Bull. It is also known that Aston Martin would have matched Ferrari’s offer, but the prestige of the Italian house and the composition of the team (Hamilton-Leclerc) would have influenced the Briton’s decision.

For now, Newey will continue to be linked to Red Bull, working on the design of the RB17, which will be on the track in 2025, and on the Red Bull hypercar that it will present at Goodwood next July. “For almost two decades, it has been my great honor to have played a key role in Red Bull Racing’s progress from a newcomer to a multi-title winning team. However, I feel that now is an opportune time to pass the baton to others and seek new challenges for myself. Meanwhile, we are rushing the final stages of the development of the RB17, so I will use the time I have left to focus on this,” Adrian managed to say, making his present clear and opening his opportunities for the future. He leaves the title maker. Very hard lunge for a bull that is generally in a charging condition.