Newey was a part of McLaren when Red Bull came calling. At the time, the Austrian-company was perceived as a bunch of misfits. In Christian Horner, the team had the youngest and most inexperienced team principal on the grid, someone who was even younger than a few drivers on the grid.
Red Bull were a new acquisition of Jaguar. While ambition was there, the first impression from the team in 2005 was not as brilliant. However, Newey took the punt and joined the Austrian squad, and there has been no looking back since then.
The team won their first race in 2009 with Sebastian Vettel in China, their first title in 2010, and went on a four-year unbeaten run before Mercedes stumped everyone in 2014.
Since the start of the Mercedes domination, Red Bull have scratched and clawed their way back to the top, completing a clean sweep in 2022 by winning both championships.
According to Newey, what makes the Austrian team such a success story is the fact that it trusts people to do their job well, telling motorsport-total:
Red Bull’s 2022 win was their first constructor title in nearly a decade.
Horner credits loyalty and continuity for Red Bull’s revival
Christian Horner put down the resurgence of the team to the loyalty of the employees. Many Red Bull employees stuck around even when the team was not winning, eventually helping it make a comeback to the top. He said:
Red Bull won a staggering 17 of 22 races in the 2022 season. They have shown an impressive appetite for success, so it will be interesting to see if they can sustain that against Mercedes and Ferrari in 2023.
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