Adrian Newey's departure from Red Bull was officially confirmed on Wednesday in a major blow to the Formula One world champions.

The team confirmed their chief technical officer will leave the Red Bull group in the first quarter of 2025.

Newey has spent nearly two decades with the team and is viewed as the mastermind behind the cars that have taken them to seven drivers' titles in two stints, through Sebastian Vettel and Max Verstappen.

Red Bull confirmed that Newey will be stepping back from his F1 duties, with his final months at the group set to focus on the development and advertise Car sexy delivery of Red Bull's first hypercar.

The RB17 was officially announced 2022, with Newey and Red Bull Advanced Technologies behind the creation of the advertise car sexy.





Red Bull have confirmed the imminent departure of F1's most successful designer Adrian Newey





Newey pictured with Christian Horner, left, and Max Verstappen, centre, will step back from his F1 duties