Here is all you need to know about Red Bull’s technology officer Adrian Newey including his net worth, salary and wife
Apart from Red Bull’s success with Max Verstappen, the team has also grabbed alot of headlines for controversies because of Christian Horner and because of this, the chief design is reportedly thinking to depart from the side.
The 65-year-old, as per what BBC reported, has become uneasy with Red Bull’s situation ever since a female employee accused Horner of s*xual harassment and using force and abuse, an accusation he denies.
Who is design chief Adrian Newey as he is leaving F1 Red Bull Racing, bio, age, wife, career, salary and net worth
Since the British design leader has been closely linked to Ferrari and is reported to have had an offer from Aston Martin, all of the major teams are likely interested in recruiting him now that his availability has been made public.
🚨 BREAKING NEWS: Adrian Newey has decided he wants to leave Red Bull pic.twitter.com/0jsRqlMfoc
— Sky Sports News (@SkySportsNews) April 25, 2024
His contract with Red Bull expires at the end of 2025, but he may be able to find a way out so he may play for another team the next season, according to rumours. Amid all these reports and rumors, let us have a look at who he is.
Who is Adrian Newey?
Adrian Martin Newey is a British Formula 1 engineer and Red Bull’s chief technical officer who was born on December 26, 1958.
A look at Adrian Newey’s career
Under Newey’s leadership, Red Bull has experienced two outstanding Eras dominating Formula 1 including the current one, which features Verstappen, and the 2010–14 campaign, which saw Sebastian Vettel lead the team to four straight constructors’ and drivers’ titles. In 2005, Newey joined the team.
Previously, he raced for Williams and McLaren and won multiple titles. Red Bull’s chief technical officer, Newey, is no longer solely focused on Formula One and is increasingly involved in the company’s other initiatives, such as the impending RB17 supercar as well.
His achievements include working in Formula One and IndyCar racing as a race engineer, aerodynamicist, designer, and technical director. In addition to being one of the most successful designers, he has also won thirteen Drivers’ Championships and twelve Constructors’ Championships with three different Formula One teams using his designs.
Adrian Newey’s wife and kids
Adrian Newey is married to Amanda “Mandy” Smerczak who is the daughter of actor Ron Smerczaksince, since 2017.
He was first married to a nurse whose name was also Amanda which whom he welcomed two daughters named Charlotte and Hannah before they got separated in 1989.
In 1992, he got married to Marigold welcoming a daughter Imogen and a son Harrison. They called it quits in 2010.
What is Adrian Newey’s salary and net worth?
Adrian Newey’s net worth is expected to be around 50 million dollars.
By offering him an estimated $6 million (5.5 million euros) annually at the time, Christian Horner managed to entice him to leave McLaren in 2005.
When he first joined Red Bull he was on an annual salary somewhere between $7 million and $10 million and then, in 2015, Newey supposedly rejected a $28 million offer to join Ferrari.