Adrian Newey claims he has ‘never been satisfied’ with Red Bull’s RB19

Red Bull technical director Adrian Newey was key in designing the 2023 RB19, the vehicle that won 21 of the 22 races in the entire season.


Adrian Newey claims he has ‘never been satisfied’ with Red Bull’s RB19

Adrian Newey via SportsMole

The RB19 is a technological masterpiece, achieving dominance never seen before in Formula One. Even surpassing the records set by the incredible McLaren 1988 MP4/4, the RB19 truly achieved success that will go down in F1 history as one of the most invincible campaigns of all time. 

Adrian Newey, the mastermind behind the RB19, has been responsible for the championship-winning cars for 13 driver titles as well as 12 constructor titles. Yet, even with the success achieved in 2023, the British engineer feels that there were still improvements that they could have made, leaving him still not fully satisfied.

I've never been satisfied. We've had this fantastic season, broken barriers, records, or whatever. The reality is, there's things with the car that we feel can be improved.
Adrian Newey said via RBR_Daily on

Newey will be instrumental in helping Red Bull make further progress in 2023, as the RB20 is projected to be even more dominant than the RB19. With rival teams threatening to converge the field, Red Bull will have to fight hard in car development to maintain their technological advantage.

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Adrian Newey reveals temptations to join Ferrari

Ferrari is the most successful brand to ever compete in F1, winning 15 championships in the span of their 73 years in the sport. Being the only team to compete in every single season of the motorsport, the Maranello based team have built a name and legacy for themselves.

Red Bull's CTO, Adrian Newey
Red Bull’s CTO, Adrian Newey (Credits: PlanetF1)

Adrian Newey, the mastermind behind the success of many teams, never joined the Italian squad. Newey revealed his wistfullness about joining the team after being approached multiple times, appreciating the legacy and environment of Ferrari as a team.

Ferrari is this magic brand that I suppose in all honesty, probably everybody in motor racing is always fascinated by and tempted to join if there’s the opportunity. And I’ve been approached and come close three times now. One of those in IndyCar way back. It’s an amazing brand. It has had all this mystique about it
Adrian Newey said, as reported by RacingNews365

Ferrari currently are suffering a dip in performance, having failed to win a championship of any sort in the past 15 years. The iconic red team did manage to win a race in 2023 though, spoiling Red Bull’s streak with Carlos Sainz taking victory at the Singapore Grand Prix.

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