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Rumors claiming that legendary Formula 1 designer Adrian Newey was leaving Red Bull Racing began swirling a week ago, after various European publications cited sources within the team. It's official now, as the Milton Keynes squad confirmed Wednesday morning that Chief Technical Officer Newey is leaving the team.
Miami is filled with fancy skyscrapers. And some automakers have already staked a claim in South Beach with premium residences from Aston Martin, Bentley, and Porsche. But another high-end auto manufacturer is putting down roots in Miami: Pagani.
Sometimes, automakers get all cryptic with teasers of future products. We're reminded of all the weird Dodge Demon 170 teaser videos with random numbers and a creepy leprechaun with yellow eyes, but Aston Martin isn't having any of that. The British brand has a new twin-turbocharged V-12 engine that will power a new Vanquish. How's that for being straightforward?
Red Bull Racing’s Chief Technical Officer Adrian Newey is officially departing the team in the first quarter of 2025. Rumors of his departure have swirled for the past few days, and now the news is official. But there’s more. Red Bull also revealed that Newey will be shifting his focus to the RB17 hypercar (a road car project) and seeing that project out through its completion.
► New Aston Martin V12 announced ► 823hp and 738lb ft of torque ► Set for new model debuting this year
Aston Martin announced a heavily updated and significantly more powerful version of its signature V12 engine that will be introduced in its new flagship model before finding its way to the brand’s “most exclusive and limited availability models”. The official teaser all but confirms that the successor of the DBS will use the Vanquish moniker, with the new V12 producing as much as 824 hp.In a short video titled “Dawn of a new V12 era”, Aston Martin introduces us to its latest powertrain, while revealing preliminary details together with its glorious sound.
Fewer cylinders, more turbochargers, this is the trend across the industry from entry-level to exotic. And it seemed like that trend was coming for Aston Martin's twin-turbo V12, what with it being dropped from the DB12 recently. But in a surprise move, Aston has announced that the V12 is not dead, and the company gave theirs a thorough redesign.
Red Bull Racing design chief Adrian Newey, whose cars have dominated Formula 1 for decades, is set to leave the team, according to reports.