Legendary F1 automobile designer Adrian Newey’s position at Crimson Bull will not be set to vary regardless of current wild rumours surrounding his future.
The Crimson Bull chief technical officer’s position stays “unchanged” and after skipping subsequent week’s Australian Grand Prix he’ll return trackside on the Japanese Grand Prix in April, Autosport report.
It comes after strategies emerged that Crimson Bull crew principal Christian Horner was plotting to push Newey out of F1 amid rising tensions between the pair following the controversy across the former.
Horner was cleared of any wrongdoing forward of the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix after being accused of inappropriate behaviour by a now-suspended feminine colleague.
Firstly of this week Crimson Bull denied strategies that Horner himself may very well be sacked earlier than the subsequent race in Melbourne.
Since then, new reviews have surfaced claiming that Horner desires to maneuver Newey solely onto the RB17 hypercar undertaking, partly because of issues referring to the F1 price cap.
However Autosport sources have indicated that such hypothesis is “extensive of the mark”.
Newey beforehand admitted that not working with Ferrari or Lewis Hamilton left him with some regrets “emotionally”.
The F1 tech mastermind is thought to have turned down approaches from the Italian crew on three events all through his illustrious profession.
Hamilton’s blockbuster transfer to Ferrari for 2025, coupled with current turmoil and energy battle at Crimson Bull, has prompted theories that Newey may be tempted to lastly make the swap to Maranello.
However Newey is alleged to be “as motivated as ever to proceed delivering within the championship” as he continues work on the RB20 alongside technical director Pierre Wache.
The RB20 has convincingly received each of the opening two races this season within the fingers of Max Verstappen, with Sergio Perez sealing back-to-back Crimson Bull 1-2s in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia.
