Newey set to leave McLaren

UPDATE This rumor is now upgraded to 'fact' with today's announcement. See Hot News page. 11/07/05 Technical director Adrian Newey is set to leave McLaren, the BBC understands, and join Red Bull. Newey would team up again with Scottish driver David Coulthard, with whom he worked at both McLaren and Williams.

BBC motor racing correspondent Maurice Hamilton said the move would destabilize McLaren in the long term. "It's not just the fact that he's designing the car, it's building up the structure within that team," he said. "If you take the king pin away, you get a knock-on effect. Other people might leave and some people might go with him." BBC Sport