Zak Brown claims Red Bull has a ‘toxic environment’ amidst Adrian Newey’s shock exit

Zak Brown reckoned that Red Bull had turned into a toxic workplace following Adrian Newey's exit from Milton Keynes,

Zak Brown claims Red Bull has a ‘toxic environment’ amidst Adrian Newey’s shock exit

Zak Brown and Adrian Newey (via IMAGO)

McLaren CEO Zak Brown has fired shots at Red Bull on how bad their environment is currently and calling it as ‘toxic environment’. The Austrian team has been facing a difficult period following controversies around Christian Horner and Adrian Newey‘s shock exit.

Brown recently discussed Red Bull’s issues with the team following Adrian Newey’s departure. The American claimed Red Bull is a very unhealthy place to work right now and thinks things might get even worse.

Red Bull is a pretty toxic environment right now. There is more to come.
Zak Brown said as reported by RacingNews365
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The 52-year-old explained that this situation is happening because of Newey’s departure, as most of the technicians, engineers, and other members joined the team because of Newey. Zak Brown further mentioned that resumes are circulating from Red Bull employees who want to leave the team. Brown assumes the situation in future might get even worse.

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Newey's departure is an important one, because I think a lot of people at Red Bull started working with him. I already mentioned that there were resumes circulating.
Zak Brown added

Zak Brown labels Max Verstappen’s father Jos Verstappen as ‘outspoken’

Brown acknowledges that it’s common for people to leave teams when the environment becomes more uneasy than usual. The American reckoned that the team will face difficulty in attracting sponsors in the future, as they will be cautious about the associations which they make. This situation presents a challenge for Milton Keynes.

That happens all the time, but you see a higher level of discomfort. I also think that in the future it will be more difficult with sponsors, because they are going to examine carefully what they are associated with. That's a tricky situation.
Zak Brown explained
Max Verstappen and Jos Verstappen (Via IMAGO)
Max Verstappen and Jos Verstappen (Via IMAGO)

Brown further highlighted the drama caused by Red Bull’s star driver Max Verstappen. The McLaren boss claimed that fans were wondering whether Verstappen will stay with the team or leave at the end of the season

Even though Verstappen has a contract, it’s still not confirmed whether he will leave or stay. Zak Brown claimed that Max Verstappen’s father Jos Verstappen is very outspoken. As the former F1 driver has expressed his feelings over the situation at Red Bull previously.

You have the whole Verstappen drama. Is he staying or is he leaving? Max has a contract, only his father is pretty outspoken.
Zak Brown stated

Zak Brown believes that while Red Bull was still an incredible team. However, the tensions within the management might hamper the team’s prospects as rivals catch up with Milton Keynes. It will be interesting to see how things pan out for Max Verstappen’s squad in the coming months.

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