Will the team break up?

Will Red Bull soon have to do without mastermind Newey?

Adrian Newey(Bild: AFP)

The turmoil surrounding the world champion racing team Red Bull Racing simply won't end in Formula 1: After the turmoil surrounding team boss Christian Horner and the impending departure of consultant Helmut Marko, the departure of design genius Adrian Newey now seems to be within reach ... 

As "Motorsport.com" claims to have learned from Italy, rival Aston Martin is said to be working intensively on signing the 65-year-old Briton. Lawrence Stroll, Canadian billionaire and owner of Aston Martin, has long since made Newey an offer at this early stage of the season. Stroll, whose son Lance is a driver for the team, benefited from the fact that he and Newey were staying in the same hotel at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix - and were able to negotiate discreetly without causing a stir.

And it is said that further talks are to follow: Newey has reportedly not canceled! This would be a completely new development, as the design genius has been loyal to the Austro-British racing team Red Bull Racing since 2006. Ferrari in particular is said to have repeatedly sought him out in previous years, but Newey was never tempted. Unlike in the past, however, nothing seems to be set in stone at Red Bull ...

Power vacuum at Red Bull Racing
Without the guiding force of Dietrich Mateschitz in the background, a certain power vacuum has arisen in the team. Recently, there seemed to be a rift between the faction around Horner and the Thai majority owners of Red Bull and the faction around the Austrians Mark Mateschitz and Marko. It is impossible to say who will emerge victorious from the internal power struggles at Red Bull ...

There is speculation that Newey might be inclined to leave this uncertainty behind him by switching to Aston Martin. Another point in Aston Martin's favor is that its Formula 1 team's factory is located in Silverstone, just 34 kilometers from Red Bull's headquarters in Milton Keynes ...