Red Bull chief technical officer and pioneering engineer Adrian Newey to leave F1 team in 2025

(CNN) —& Red Bull’s& pioneering engineer and Chief Technical Officer Adrian Newey is set to leave the outfit& in the first quarter of 2025,& the team& announced in a& statement& on Wednesday. Newey,& who is widely regarded as the greatest designer in the& sport’s& history, joined Red Bull in 2006 and his championship-winning car designs have& to date& delivered seven F1 Drivers’ and six Constructors’ Championship titles – totaling 118 victories and 101 poles including the STR 2008 pole and victory. Prior to Red Bull, the 65-year-old enjoyed successful spells at Williams and McLaren. “For almost two decades, it has been my great honour to have played a key role in Red& Bull Racing’s progress from upstart newcomer to multiple title-winning team,” Newey said in the statement released by Red Bull. “However, I feel now is an opportune moment to hand that baton over to others and to seek new challenges for myself,” he added. Newey is currently working on Red Bull’s first hypercar – the hugely anticipated RB17 – and has vowed to devote the remainder of his time to that project. Red& Bull Racing Team Principal and CEO& Christian Horner& paid tribute to Newey for his immense contribution...