Adrian Newey “is ready to start talks with Red Bull” about a possible exit from the team… but the F1 chief “has NOT yet told them he wants to leave” – ​​as reports in Italy, ‘Ferrari should pay £85 million’ to lure him to Maranello

Adrian Newey is reportedly holding talks with Red Bull over his future with the team.

Mail Sport understands that Newey, Red Bull’s chief designer, is disappointed by the political upheaval within the team. There is a power play behind the scandal that has rocked the team in recent months.

Reports on Thursday claimed that Newey, Red Bull’s legendary car designer, had informed the team of his departure.

However, The Guardian writes that Newey and Red Bull were surprised by the reports and he is yet to tender his resignation, with formal talks expected to follow.

Red Bull simply insisted he was “under contract until the end of 2025” and Newey has not made a public comment.

Adrian Newey is reportedly ready to start talks with Red Bull but has not yet expressed his desire to leave.

He is frustrated by the upheaval within the team amid a power play following the scandal that rocked the team (Christian Horner pictured)

German media outlet Auto Motor und Sport was the first to report that Newey, 65, had expressed his desire to go.

But speculation has raged for weeks that he could leave and head to Ferrari, where Lewis Hamilton is also heading after finishing his time at Mercedes this season.

It was also suggested that his wife Amanda was looking for residences in Italy, where they could live if he joined the Scuderia.

Meanwhile, Italian newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport has claimed that Ferrari would have to pay €100m (£85.7m) to sign Red Bull’s chief designer to a four-year deal.

Newey is known as one of the greatest designers in Formula 1 history and holds the brains behind 13 world championship titles – six constructors’ crowns and seven drivers’ crowns.

He has worked at Red Bull since 2006, but was reportedly unsettled by the scandal which engulfed Christian Horner and the team this season.

Horner was accused of “inappropriate behavior” by a female employee ahead of the 2024 season.

An internal investigation cleared him of any “coercive behavior,” but an explosive email the next day purported to shed new light on the situation.

Red Bull top the table despite a season overshadowed by allegations of “coercive behavior” – confirmed by an internal investigation – towards Horner.

ewey is a legendary F1 designer and could call upon his services at Ferrari if he decides to leave

A day after the internal investigation cleared him, hundreds of messages allegedly from Horner – some of a sexual nature – were released to the media and F1’s major powers, but Red Bull insisted he would not fired and his accuser suspended.

The explosive email contained 79 documents, including hundreds of messages, many of a sexual nature.

The anonymous sender copied sports figures, such as FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem and F1 chief executive Stefano Domenicali, as well as accredited media gathered in Bahrain for the season-opening race, marked by the scandal.

His accuser has since appealed the verdict of the investigation which exonerated him.