Adrian Newey reveals significant Red Bull development

Adrian Newey

Newey reveals significant Red Bull development

The F1 design guru has been working on the RB17 hypercar for several years now

Thursday 22 August 2024 04:00

Adrian Newey has revealed a significant Red Bull development as speculation around his F1 future continues.

The design legend announced he would be leaving Red Bull earlier this year, however he continues to work on their hypercar project the RB17.

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The RB17 was officially unveiled at the Goodwood Festival of Speed back in July, with Red Bull marking their 20th anniversary as a team at the historic event.

Newey has revealed that despite stepping away from the team, he will continue to be involved with the RB17 project beyond his departure - something he negotiated when agreeing to his exit terms.

Adrian Newey is set to leave Red Bull in early 2025

The RB17 hypercar designed by Adrian Newey

Adrian Newey announces Red Bull development

This means that it is only the second evolution of the car, and that when it comes to manufacturing the vehicle for good, it should have greatly improved.

“The model that was unveiled yesterday [at Goodwood] is actually a year old," Newey explained on the Talking Bull podcast.

"It’s what I would call the second evolution of the car, bearing in mind that we were three years in concept phase.

"So the car that we will actually be manufacturing, the third evolution, has moved on quite a lot from what was unveiled."

Newey was naturally asked if the third evolution was better than the second, to which he laughed: “In my opinion,”

“It’s more developed," he finished.

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