Adrian Newey leaving Red Bull is seismic – repercussions for Christian Horner could be huge

The knock-on effect could also have further repercussions. Rumours of Verstappen’s future will not go away, with Mercedes ready to jump in for his services, and what would that mean for Horner? He may have survived the initial onslaught but, without his two biggest figures and, in Newey, his biggest ally, what next?