'Newey retires if Horner is sacked by Red Bull'

Red Bull have engaged an independent lawyer to investigate alleged inappropriate behaviour by Christian Horner. The Red Bull Racing team boss allegedly behaved in an extremely authoritarian manner towards a female colleague at Red Bull. Windsor reacts to the news in his new video on YouTube.

"I think it's an interesting point to discuss and think about what would happen at Red Bull if Christian, and that's a huge if, lost his job and he was fired. I think a lot of European press are saying, well, then the management goes back to Red Bull. I wonder then about the future of the team. I certainly wonder about Adrian Newey and what he would do," Windsor said.

Why Newey might leave because of the Horner affair

"He's probably of an age where he would really retire. I think he would see it as finally the end of that era when he had Christian as the buffer and the really easy to get on with guy with. They are on the same wavelength. If Christian [Horner] departs, it'll obviously be bad for Christian. But I think the bigger effect will be what effect it has on Adrian's future."

So Windsor is thinking of retirement for Newey but also sees an opportunity with another team. Ferrari still doesn't have a technical director, and Newey has always expressed a desire to work for that team. Windsor doubts whether he will still want to do that job.

"I'm not sure they would necessarily get the best from Adrian. He didn't thrive at Williams, where politics played a big role. A similar thing at McLaren with Ron Dennis. Christian [Horner] came along much easier to work with and much softer in so many ways. I think the time has probably been missed for that [move to Ferrari] to happen," Windsor concludes.