Adrian Newey, one of Formula 1's most successful designers, has left Red Bull Racing after decades for a high-profile role at Aston Martin.

Adrian Newey will officially begin work as chief technical officer and Aston Martin's Formula 1 team principal next month.

It was, some pundits suggested, noticed that Red Bull’s slump came on the back of their Hungarian Grand Prix upgrade, the first big change introduced without design guru Newey’s input. Newey effectively left the team in early May with Pierre Wache taking over as the lead designer on the RB20 to which Sky F1’s Ted Kravitz noted in Hungary that Red Bull had stepped away from Newey’s engine cover design which had been “dropped in this upgrade.

Legendary Formula 1 car designer Adrian Newey will start his new role with Aston Martin in March having walked away from Red Bull last year in a decision which rocked the sport

F1 design genius Adrian Newey has revealed his decision to leave Red Bull last year stemmed from being “honest with myself”. Newey made the shock decision to bow out of Red Bull last year. The 66-year-old had been part of Red Bull since 2006 as their chief technical officer.

Adrian Newey has opened up on the once “crazy” notion of leaving Red Bull to move onto pastures new in Formula 1 with Aston Martin. Newey, 66, has achieved everything imaginable as an F1 designer, contributing to world championship success with Williams, McLaren and Red Bull.

Ahead of the Miami Grand Prix another stunning announcement came with the news that Adrian Newey, arguably the greatest engineer in the history of the sport, would be leaving Red Bull. That sparked months of speculation about where Newey would land next, speculation that finally ended with the announcement he was moving to Aston Martin.

The design guru, who is leaving Red Bull for Aston in March, has his sights set on the next set of regulations

Aston Martin's soon-to-be managing technical partner and Formula 1 aero guru, Adrian Newey predicts that the new era of rules starting in 2026 will be dominated

Formula 1's competitive order might be dictated by engine power with the new rule change in 2026, according to new Aston Martin designer Adrian Newey.