Ford have reassured Red Bull𝄹 that their 2026 partnership is “unchanged” by Adrian Newey’s exit.

Chief technical officer Newey shocked ജthe F1 world by confirming that he will leave the sport’s top team at꧋ the start of next year.

It meඣans Red Bull will enter 2026 - when the new regulations come into effect - without their genius car designer, as they welcome Ford as a new technical partner.

Ford Performance Motorsports director Mark Rushbrook told : "Our focus though fully remains on the 💯power unit programme for 2026.

“That's꧒ unchanged after this ne🧔ws and that is still going ahead full throttle."

Newey was contracted to Red Bull until the end of 2🅷025 meaning his presence when the Ford link-up begins was never assured.

"Continuity was in the very first discussions tha꧙t I had with Christian Horner," Rushbrook insisted🅺.

"So, my question to him was: 'How is Red Bull going to continue to be s⭕uccessful in 2026 with all-new regulations?'

"Like any good company or any good racing team, you always have a succession plan, and you are always tra𓃲ining and developing people within the organisation.

"That is no different in this case. I am not being disrespectful to Adrian at all because he is fantastic, but every team has a succession pꦏlan."

Newey w🐠as a central part of the Red Bull project which delivered four F1 drivers’ titles in a row for Sebastian Vettel, and is now set to do the same fo🍒r Max Verstappen.

The new regulations in 2026 c🤪ould shake up the sport, even more so depending on where Newe꧙y’s brainpower takes him.

Another colossal change for Red Bull is their Red Bull Powertrains programme which will partner with Ford to create ne﷽w hybrid power units.