Adrian Newey breaks silence on Christian Horner’s claims of ‘hating’ regulation changes

While Christian Horner has claimed that his compatriot hated the regulation changes, Newey has recently come up with a witting response.

I do enjoy regulation changes, for sure. This current crop of regulations was the biggest regulations change we've had since 1983, when flat-bottom floors came in. So, I really enjoyed the challenge of all the research and detail design of that car. These two subsequent cars are evolutions of that car [the RB18], and next year's car will be the third evolution of that car, so that's been a great series - one that surprised me just how much there is in these cars. When I first looked at the regulations, I wasn't so sure. But yeah, it's been fun. Adrian Newey said in an interview with Sky Sports F1

The 65-year-old was shocked by Horner’s claims and claimed the reality to be otherwise. He further stated that he enjoyed the challenge of new regulations as they pushed him to excel through the limitations and involve himself in deep research while drawing comparisons from ’83 regulations with the current ones.

Will Adrian Newey’s exit affect Ford’s commitment to Red Bull?

With Newey’s departure, several questions have been asked around in the paddock, and the most prominent one is of whether his exit will affect Red Bull’s future tie-up with Ford. Subsequently, after this announcement, the Ford motorsports director, Mark Rushbrook, revealed how this would affect their relationship going forward.

The motorsports head then revealed they are firm on their plans going ahead.

Our focus though fully remains on the power unit programme for 2026. That's unchanged after this news and that is still going ahead full throttle. Like any good company or any good racing team, you always have a succession plan, and you are always training and developing people within the organisation. That is no different in this case. I am not being disrespectful to Adrian at all because he is fantastic, but every team has a succession plan. Mark Rushbrook said in an interview with Motorsport.com

Rushbrook claimed that it was a tough blow for the Austrian outfit to lose such a influential person. However, the team would not be affected majorly, as every team has a succession plan in place, which Horner had earlier revealed.

Despite this optimism, the Milton Keynes-based squad would feel the effects of losing the most decorated designer in F1 history. Moreover, losing him to a rival could bring more of a headache for the Austrian giant as he could become the driving factor for another team’s success and cause a massive slump in performance for the reigning champions.