Adrian Newey claims Red Bull ‘wheeled him around for press’ after exit announcement at Miami GP

However, the 65-year-old wasn’t directly involved in any of the engineering decisions of the team. Hence, the entire Grand Prix weekend was frustrating for the aero-genius. Additionally, the technical wizard was not allowed to attend any engineering meetings. Hence, Newey highlighted that he was ‘wheeled around’ for press and PR by Red Bull.

I wasn’t involved in any of the engineering decisions, or in any of the engineering meetings, I was just being wheeled around for press, basically. Adrian Newey noted.

Adrian Newey revealed the leak was ‘almost a shock’ to him

The news of Adrian Newey’s departure also shocked him as well. The 65-year-old wasn’t expecting the news to be revealed in such a manner. The aero-genius was leaving the Red Bull crew after 19 years of service. Hence, the Englishman wished to have a much better send-off than this. However, as revealed from the events, Newey would exit the team on a bitter-sweet note.

Adrian Newey claimed that he never thought of him leaving Red Bull to be such big news. However, his remarkable work in the team meant that the intensity was big. The Englishman never expected the news to be on ‘flipping papers and telly’. As a result, the entire matter was a ‘shock’ for the aero-genius.

I never thought it would be big news, to be perfectly honest, I never really thought about it. For it to be in all the flipping papers and on the telly and stuff was almost a bit of a shock. Adrian Newey added.

Hence, Red Bull will see the effect of Newey’s absence by 2026 surely. The team has enjoyed a highly dominant campaign during the ground-effect era. However, if the 65-year-old decides to join another constructor, the effect could be huge. The Austrian constructor might receive some serious competition if the Englishman joins Ferrari or Mercedes in the coming season.