F1 designer Adrian Newey to complete highly anticipated RB17 hypercar before leaving Red Bull
- Adrian Newey will leave Red Bull after 19 years and 13 titles
- In addition to Red Bull’s F1-winning race cars, he also co-designed hypercars
- The next hypercar, the RB17, will be Red Bull’s first hypercar
Published on May 02, 2024 at 4:46 PM (UTC+4)
by Alessandro Renesis
Last updated on May 07, 2024 at 6:44 PM (UTC+4)
Edited by
Tom Wood
Adrian Newey will leave Red Bull after nearly two decades and an impressive track record – pun intended.
Newey has designed the F1-winning Red Bull race cars that won 13 titles in 19 years, but he also designed a couple of road cars.
That includes a new hypercar that’s about to come out.
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Adrian Newey is going to leave Red Bull in 2025 and after weeks of rumors, the 65-year-old design legend himself made it official with an announcement.
While possibly not as shocking as Lewis Hamilton leaving Mercedes to join Ferrari, the news caught many by surprise, and fueled speculation about Newey’s relationship with Christian Horner, as it appears the whole saga started with the allegations leveled against Horner.
That’s certainly a question a lot of people will be asking, but there’s another, more pressing question – what’s going to happen with the promised Red Bull RB17?
Newey has designed the F1 cars that won seven drivers’ and six constructors’ championships, but also helped with the design of the Aston Martin Valhalla and Valkyrie, both co-engineered in partnership with Red Bull.
The long-awaited Red Bull RB17 is perhaps even more significant, in a way, because it is the first hypercar designed to wear nothing but the Red Bull badge.
We don’t know what it looks like yet, the only picture available (below) is a teaser image that doesn’t give much away, but we do know it’ll be a track-only hypercar.
Red Bull said the RB17 will utilize a hybrid powertrain with over 1,100 horsepower, and it’ll be capable of matching F1 track times.
Newey will leave in 2025, and so we can reasonably expect the car to be ready by 2026 at the latest.
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Alessandro is an automotive journalist with 10 years of experience covering supercars, automotive history, emerging vehicle technology, and luxury transportation. He wrote the first article published on SupercarBlondie.com when the website launched in 2022 and has since built a reputation for insightful reporting across the automotive and transportation industries. His expertise is grounded in hands-on experience. Alessandro has driven every Tesla model ever produced, from the original Roadster to the Cybertruck, and regularly covers the latest developments in electric vehicles and automotive innovation. His passion for transportation extends beyond cars, he has even flown a Boeing 787 Dreamliner simulator in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. His reporting spans everything from classic American muscle cars and rare automotive discoveries to luxury yachts, private aircraft, high-end watches, and cutting-edge vehicle technology. Known for his deep knowledge of automotive history and ability to uncover the stories behind iconic vehicles, Alessandro brings readers a blend of historical context, technical expertise, and first-hand experience.
