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Newey not planning on walking away from Red Bull F1

Red Bull's legendary designer Adrian Newey says he is not considering stepping away from Formula 1 for the foreseeable future.

Newey, who celebrates his 65th birthday on Boxing Day, has been credited as being an essential part of turning Red Bull into a championship-winning machine upon his arrival in 2006. 

He initially made a name in F1 with his first technical director role at Leyton House before moving to Williams and then McLaren, designing cars that won a combined six constructors' and six drivers' titles. 

Red Bull team boss Christian Horner then prized him away from McLaren, with Red Bull's Newey-led car designs stealing a march on the field in the blown diffuser era between 2010 and 2013, and again since the introduction of the 2022 ground-effect cars. 

But while Newey has much been less involved in the daily design work than previously, having free rein to pursue other projects, he continues to be a key asset and says he has no intention of leaving F1 just yet after signing a fresh deal earlier this year. 

"Absolutely," he replied when asked by Autosport if he still enjoys being part of Red Bull. 

"When I joined Williams and McLaren, then they were two great teams that had won races and championships way before I ever arrived, so there was very little required on the infrastructure side, it was really just hopefully just trying to bring a bit on the design side.  

"Whereas, and that’s really why I joined Red Bull, it was a bit of a career risk at the time, but I just wanted that sort of involvement again of being involved with the development of the team right at the start.  

Source: Autosport

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