Who’s Pink Bull’s Chief Technical Officer?

He’ll now give attention to the ultimate developments for Pink Bull’s first hypercar – the RB17 – which is about to be revealed at Goodwood in July. 

Who’s Adrian Newey? 

Newey was born in Stratford-upon-Avon on 26 December 1958 and attended college alongside former Prime Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson. He then attended the College of Southampton, the place he graduated in 1980 with a first-class honours diploma in aeronautics and astronautics. 

He began his profession in motorsport straight after graduating when he was employed by the Fittipaldi F1 group. A yr later he joined the group at March, the place he labored as a race engineer for Johnny Cecotto in European F2.  

Newey’s first automobile design challenge was the March sportscar that received the IMSA GTP title for 2 consecutive years. He then moved to the constructor’s Indycar challenge in 1984, the place he helped with the automobile design, alongside working as race engineer for Bobby Rahal at Truesports. 

For 1985, Newey designed the March 85C, which received a number of rounds of the CART World Sequence for Indycars and carried Al Unser Sr to the title, and Danny Sullivan to victory on the Indianapolis 500. He then determined to maneuver to Kraco Racing in 1986 to work as an engineer on Michael Andretti’s automobile. The March 86C, which he designed, carried Rahal to the CART and Indy 500 titles. 

Newey was set to return to F1 on the finish of 1986 when he was employed by the Haas Lola F1 group, however the squad withdrew on the finish of the season. He then returned to the CART championship at the start of 1987, becoming a member of Newman-Haas Racing to work as Mario Andretti’s race engineer. 

How lengthy has Adrian Newey labored in Formulation 1?  

Adrian Newey has had a profession in Formulation 1 spanning over 4 many years. After beginning out with Fittipaldi Automotive in 1980, he ultimately returned to F1 in 1988 when he was rehired by March as chief designer. 

Newey labored alongside technical chief Patrick Head at Williams between 1991 and 1996. The FW14 of 1991, designed by Newey, proved a match for the beforehand dominant McLaren, with Nigel Mansell taking it to second within the championship, 24 factors behind McLaren’s Ayrton Senna. 

Adrian Newey, Patrick Head and David Coulthard, Williams

Photograph by: Sutton Photos

In 1992, Williams and Mansell dominated the constructors’ and drivers’ championships, with Alain Prost claiming a transparent victory the next yr with the FW15C. Williams’s efficiency took a dip in 1994 when the automobile struggled in opposition to Benetton’s B194, designed by Rory Byrne.  

The group confronted devastation in 1994 when Senna, who had joined Williams in the beginning of the yr, crashed fatally within the San Marino Grand Prix. A number of members of the Williams group, together with Newey, had been charged with manslaughter. He was acquitted in 1997, an final result which was upheld following an attraction in 1999. Newey was given full acquittal in 2005 after the Italian Supreme Court docket had reopened the case two years earlier.  

Newey’s relationship with the group’s administration started to disintegrate on the finish of 1994, and the next yr he was unable to progress to turn into technical director. After defeat by the hands of Schumacher and Benetton within the 1995 championships, Williams and Hill claimed a constructors’/drivers’ double in 1996, however Newey had already been positioned on gardening depart. 

Throughout his six seasons with Williams, Newey’s vehicles received 59 races and took 78 pole positions, in addition to 4 drivers’ and constructors’ titles.  

When did Adrian Newey be part of McLaren? 

There was one other double success for Hakkinen and McLaren in 1999 with the MP4/14, however the MP4/15 was narrowly crushed to each titles in 2000 by Schumacher and the Ferrari F1-2000 designed by Byrne. Newey appeared set to go away the group in 2001 when he signed a contract with the Jaguar F1 squad. This was headed by his former CART colleague Rahal, however McLaren boss Ron Dennis satisfied Newey to stay together with his group. 

Adrian Newey and Ron Dennis on the McLaren pit wall.

Photograph by: Motorsport Images

Rumours accelerated round Newey’s want to go away the group in 2004 however had been constantly denied by Dennis. In April 2005, Newey signed an prolonged contract to the tip of the season earlier than asserting that he would stay with the group for 2006. 

When did Adrian Newey be part of Pink Bull Racing?  

Regardless of stating his dedication to McLaren for the 2006 season, it was introduced in November 2005 that Newey would be part of Pink Bull Racing from February, for the group’s second season. As a consequence of his late begin with the group, he had minimal affect on the 2006 design, and the group began with disappointing outcomes. 

The group scored only one podium in 2008, with Coulthard taking third place within the Canadian Grand Prix. Webber scored factors in 5 consecutive races within the first half of the season, however the group scored simply 5 factors within the final half of the yr. 

Max Verstappen, Pink Bull Racing, 2nd place and 2023 world drivers champion, in Parc Ferme with Christian Horner, Group Principal, Pink Bull Racing, Adrian Newey, Chief Expertise Officer, Pink Bull Racing, his group after the Dash race

Photograph by: Steven Tee / Motorsport Images

The RB6 proved to be an even bigger leap for Pink Bull, profitable 9 races and 20 podiums. The group took its first constructors’ championship, and Vettel the primary of 4 consecutive drivers’ crowns.  

The next yr, the RB7 proved to be probably the most dominant automobile on the grid, with Vettel profitable 11 out of 19 races in 2011 and Webber taking one additional victory. Vettel and Pink Bull once more received the drivers’ and constructors’ championships. 

Newey mentioned: “Regulation restrictions just like the misplaced exhaust are a bit irritating in fact, as a result of they’re precisely that, they’re restrictions, they don’t seem to be giving new alternatives or revenues significantly, they’re simply closing a door.” However changes produced aerodynamic good points that resulted in one other Vettel/Pink Bull title double.  

After a troublesome begin in 2013, a mid-season change in tyre spec resulted within the RB9 turning into probably the most profitable automobile on the grid. Pink Bull secured one more constructors’ title and Vettel received his fourth and closing drivers’ championship.  

After an in depth battle with Ferrari through the first half of the yr, the RB18 was in a position to pull forward and show its dominance. The group took the drivers’ and the constructors’ championships, the primary time the group had received each titles since 2013. 

What number of world championships has Adrian Newey received?  

Listed here are all of the titles received by Newey-designed vehicles: