Red Bull, without a doubt, has emerged as a dominant team in F1 in the 2022 season. A big part of the credit, along with Max Verstappen’s insane driving skills, goes toward the RB18’s development. Red Bull was ahead of the game when it came to its machine- all thanks to their chief technical officer and absolute legend of the sport, Adrian Newey.

Red Bull team principal, Christian Horner, is in absolute awe of their aerodynamicist. Before Adrian, the Milton Keynes based team did have a goal, however, they lacked the road map that led them to it.

Horner, sharing his thoughts about Adrian, said, “What was missing was a clear technical direction. I’d always been a fan of Adrian’s and his cars going way back to the Leyton House times in the late 1980s.”

“Adrian was the very best that’s ever been in Formula 1. It was a question of how could we entice Adrian to join the Red Bull team.”

In order to highlight the remarkable qualities that Newey possesses, Horner exclaimed, “(Adrian is) the only bloke that can see air. He lives in the matrix,” he said, in conclusion.

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Reflecting back on the year that Red Bull has had, Adrian Newey highlights the rough start the team had to face.

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The CTO, and the mastermind behind the impressive RB18, Adrian Newey, shed light on the process of achieving the car that they manufactured for the season of 2022. Newey highlighted the fact that Red Bull had a rough start to the season.

Changes to the car were paramount in order to make any progress in the game. In a Red Bull Racing interview, Adrian said, “The car definitely had some weaknesses through the first half of the season, but we reduced those weaknesses and certainly by the second half we had a fully competitive package.”

Looking forward to the next year, with all the competitor teams upgrading their cars for the upcoming season, Red Bull might have to fight a fair battle to hold its dominant position. When questioned about the next challenge, Adrian exclaimed, “It’s going to be a tough year for sure.”

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Red Bull, as a team, has proved their caliber and Max Verstappen has pushed them to new heights. However, 2023 would be a whole different ball game. Keeping in mind the 10% reduction in their wind tunnel time, will Red Bull continue to stay on top?