I'm not buying this. Why did Adrian Newey abandon Red Bull, where he'd performed more miracles than Cecil B. DeMille?
Was it because of the chaos that enveloped Horner over the "sexting" thing? Or was it -- as some claimed -- that he grew weary of having less capable men in positions of authority over him interfering with his vision for the car?
Because even if it was the latter, that's still under the purview of the Team Principal (Horner) to manage. So it's a difference without a distinction. Either way, Newey left RBR on account of Horner.
There even was widespread speculation that Newey's contract with Aston Martin included a clause precluding Horner following him there. Or maybe in his exalted position of "Managing Technical Partner," Newey has the authority to tell any position that Horner might occupy to Go Get Stuffed.
In any case, I'll believe it when I see it, but not before.
"...Horner was dogged by allegations of inappropriate behaviour against a female employee, which he has always denied and was cleared of by two international investigations.
"Yet the BBC reported that Adrian Newey - F1’s greatest-ever designer - left the team over the situation.
"Ironically, Newey has since joined Aston Martin in a deal said to be worth a staggering £30million per-year, thanks to his 12 constructors' and 13 drivers' world titles.
"At the time the BBC claimed that a Red Bull source said Newey told colleagues he ‘did not want to be in the same room as Horner’.
"However, their relationship is said to have since thawed, with the pair attending an Oasis concert together over the summer...."
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Newey apparently isn't as brilliant as I gave him credit for being.