Christian Horner has reiterated his perception that Pink Bull have sufficient “power and depth” within the squad to stay profitable with out Adrian Newey, the group boss having in contrast the scenario to Manchester United persevering with to win when Cristiano Ronaldo left the membership.
It was confirmed again in Could that Newey would depart the Milton Keynes outfit within the first quarter of 2025, bringing a virtually 20-year partnership to an finish. And whereas a lot hypothesis ensued over what his subsequent transfer could be, the announcement got here in September that Newey will develop into Aston Martin’s Managing Technical Associate as of March 1.
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Throughout an interview with Sky Sports activities F1’s Ted Kravitz, Horner was quizzed on whether or not Newey’s choice to maneuver to Aston – a group not at the moment in direct competitors with Pink Bull for the championship – was a greatest case situation, provided that the designer was additionally linked with among the squad’s principal rivals comparable to Ferrari.
“Initially, Adrian was with us for nearly 20 years and we had some nice instances in that interval,” stated Horner. “He’s a good friend, he’s godfather to my daughter. We achieved some nice issues in that time frame.
“Over the past most likely eight to 9 years, he got here very near leaving in 2014, and from that second onwards actually we wanted to make sure that, if he have been to decide on to depart, that we have been able to choose up the mantle and the baton and run with it.