Helmut Marko labels Adrian Newey a ‘myth’ over his role in Red Bull’s success

Adrian Newey be will fully relieved of his duties with Red Bull during the early months of 2025.

Helmut Marko labels Adrian Newey a ‘myth’ over his role in Red Bull’s success

Helmut Marko (L), Adrian Newey (R) (images via IMAGO).

Red Bull has been dominating the F1 landscape under the ongoing ground-effect era. However, the driving factor for this success has often been attributed to Adrian Newey‘s designs over the years, which have won the team 13 world championships. Despite his valiant efforts, the Red Bull team adviser, Helmut Marko has claimed that the Brit’s excellence is just a myth and the hype surrounding it is a bit too much.

Adrian Newey joined Red Bull in 2006, after having a brief stint with McLaren. The 65-year-old became the head of the technical department and led the team to claim four world championships between 2010-13. Moreover, this reign has continued under the ongoing era as the team has been proven to be a dominant force and seems to be the favorite to claim this year’s championship.

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Despite his designs creating records, Helmut Marko asserted that Newey was not the only person behind Red Bull’s massive records.

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Newey is a myth. He has contributed a great deal to our successes. [But] In the meantime, the technical team has also been very broadly positioned. We have young talents like Ben Waterhouse or established ones like Pierre Wache. And I believe that this will not bring any drama for Red Bull Racing, nor a decline in technical performance and brilliance.
Helmut Marko said in an interview with Motorsport-total

The Austrian claimed the statements associated with his colleague to be a myth. Furthermore, he emphasized that Newey’s technical team played a more crucial role than him, as the Brit would have provided a base for the designs but a perfect design would incorporate every person’s ideas. Thus, Marko urged people to give credit to everyone on the team rather than solely to Newey.

Helmut Marko fears Monaco GP to be the hardest one for Red Bull

After losing the design wizard before Miami, the Austrian manufacturer seems to be in trouble as the McLarens have closed the gap up to Red Bull at certain tracks. Subsequently, this strong form of the papaya could become a worry for the Milton-Keynes-based team in Monaco and might be finally enough to spell disaster, unlike Imola.

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Helmut Marko (via IMAGO)

Marko reckoned that Red Bull needed to level up their game in Monaco.

We definitely need to rise up to the challenge of McLaren. Now we go to Monaco and there, it's pretty much all about qualifying. I think that will be the most difficult race so far for us, also because of the bumps and kerbs there. 
Helmut Marko said in an interview with De Telegraaf

The 80-year-old feared that the bumps and curbs in Monaco could unsettle the RB20. This would put the car on a knife edge and make it hard for its drivers to claim pole during qualifying.

Despite his worries, Red Bull still seems to be in the mix for pole on Saturday. Thus, fans could be in for an exciting qualifying session as Max Verstappen and Co. would have to fight the likes of McLaren, Ferrari, and Mercedes for the pole position, from which, an exciting battle could ensue on Sunday.

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