Christian Horner slaps Adrian Newey with Red Bull ban that could impact Lewis Hamilton
Christian Horner has revealed that Adrian Newey will not be attending most Red Bull meetings or reviewing any data for the rest of the season. Newey will leave Red Bull in early 2025 after two decades on their books and has been widely tipped to join Lewis Hamilton at Ferrari.
Horner explained after the Miami Grand Prix that Red Bull have been forced to impose restrictions on Newey, who will continue to work on the RB17 hypercar until his departure.
“In Miami, Newey did not participate in any briefings over the weekend except for the one on strategy,” said Horner. “He does not have access to any data and is not designing any pieces.
Newey is yet to confirm his next move but has been linked with a potential switch to Ferrari, who have tried and failed to secure his services on a number of occasions. He previously told Sky Sports F1 that he rejected them three times, with the first two offers coming in the 1980s and 1990s.
A third offer was made shortly before the Covid-19 pandemic, with Newey explaining in his book How To Build A Car that Ferrari were prepared to more than double his Red Bull salary
