Red Bull legend Adrian Newey reveals HIDDEN F1 penalty

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Red Bull legend reveals HIDDEN F1 penalty

F1 design legend Adrian Newey has revealed a penalty to Red Bull following his exit

By Kerry Violet.

Saturday 8 February 2025 17:00

Red Bull legend Adrian Newey has revealed that major changes to the sport in recent years have resulted in a hidden penalty.

Newey is a legendary designer in F1 and has designed a heap of championship-winning cars throughout his career, so much so that he was in huge demand when it was announced he would be leaving Red Bull last year.

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Several teams were linked with his signature, but in the end, it was Aston Martin that got a deal across the line.

Aston Martin have made the move at a good time, with major changes on the horizon in F1 with the introduction of new regulations in 2026.

Aston Martin have secured the signature of Red Bull legend Adrian Newey

Hidden F1 penalty revealed

"I fully agree with the cost cap though it does come with a lot of hidden penalties one of which is that it actually means Formula 1 is no longer the best-paid industry," he explained.

"So for instance at Red Bull we started, if we lost people, it would almost be to another Formula One team now we're losing people to tech companies because they pay better.

"We're losing people to WEC teams because they pay better, we're struggling to get graduates because Formula 1 can't afford to be the best-paying industry anymore.

"So it has unexpected penalties to it but what it does mean is that you've effectively now got an engineering budget and therefore the fear that spending more will mean you'll disappear is theoretically disappeared at which point surely you free up the regulations rather make them ever more restrictive but unfortunately it's not what's happening."

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