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Red Bull Racing design guru Adrian Newey, whose cars have dominated Formula 1 for decades, will leave the squad in the first quarter of next year – and will spend his final months with the firm finishing the firm's planned RB17 hyper car.
The 65-year-old joined the energy drinks giant's F1 squad in 2006, and has been instrumental in its rises to one of the sport's leading outfits. During his 19 years with Red Bull, the squad has claimed seven drivers' championships, six constructors' titles and 117 victories. Newey isn't directly employed as part of the Red Bull Racing operation, but has been chief technology officer of the Red Bull Technology Group, and since 2014 his brief has been widened to include other projects outside F1. That job shift was, in part, to fend off a major push for Newey's services from Ferrari. As part of his Red bull Technology Group role, Newey was involved in the development of the Aston Martin Valkyrie hyper car, and has since begun work on Red Bull's first hyper car, named the RB17. That machine, due to be revealed this year, is a 1250bhp V8 mild hybrid with a claimed £5m price tag that is designed primarily for track-day use. In a release announcing Newey's departure, Red Bull Racing said that he would "step back" from his F1 duties to "focus on final development and deliver" of the RB17, and that he will "remain involved in and committed to this exciting project until its completion". In a statement, Newey said it had been "a great honour to have played key role" in Red Bull's F1 success, but "I feel now is an opportune moment to hand that baton over to other and to seek new challenges for myself". Newey joined Red Bull in 2005 and has since designed a string of title winners for Sebastian Vettel and Max Verstappen. His 2023 machine was the most dominant in F1 history. Before joining the squad, he previously designed race and title-winners for Williams and McLaren. Team boss Christian Horner said: "When Adrian joined Red Bull he was already a superstar designer. Two decades later he leaves as a true legend." Horner added that the RB17 will "be a fitting testament and legacy to his time with us." German title Auto Motor und Sport first revealed last week of Newey's plans to leave Red Bull, which the BBC has subsequently reported is linked to the controversial situation surrounding misconduct allegations against Horner. Earlier this year, an investigation cleared Horner of any wrongdoing, although the complainant has since appealed that decision. The situation with Horner is said to have sparked a power struggle within Red Bull that has left Newey unhappy. Subsequent reports before Newey's departure suggest that recent negotiations have focused on the length of his 'gardening leave', although it is unclear if Newey will pursue another job or simply chose to retire from F1 and focus on other projects and interested. Newey will have plenty of options. He has strongly been linked with a move to Ferrari - setting up a dream partnership with Lewis Hamilton - and has a job offer from Aston Martin. The Blog Tags Widget will appear here on the published site.
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Seven-time world and two-time Olympic champion Marcel Hirscher will make his return to skiing as a Dutchman.
The Austrian Ski Association has announced that it will allow Hirscher to change his skiing nationality. "As an Austrian ski association, we have of course tried very hard to offer Marcel the best possible conditions for his return to the sport. We deeply regret his decision to request a change of nation to the Dutch Ski Association, but in the end we it supported." The Dutch ski association has informed Dutch broadcaster NOS that it will issue a statement later in the day. Impressive victory list The 35-year-old Hirscher, who is considered one of the best alpine skiers ever, retired from his career in 2019. He has an Austrian father and Dutch mother and always played for Austria during his career. The skier would plan to earn the necessary points in New Zealand this summer to return to the highest level next winter. The big goal is the 2025 World Cup in Saalbach, not far from his home in Austria. Hirscher won the overall World Cup eight times in his impressive career and achieved 67 victories in World Cup competitions. In 2018, he won gold in the giant slalom and the combined at the Pyeongchang Games. Four years earlier he won silver in the slalom in Sochi. The Blog Tags Widget will appear here on the published site.
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