Red Bull willౠ “sink into mediocrity” and is “falling apart”, Ralf Schumacher claims.

The exit 🤪of car design genius Adrian Newey is the latest blow to the F1 team who are dominatiꦕng on-track, but in turmoil off-track.

The year began with the controversy around Christian Horner and, over the past week, has evolved into coping withꦜ the departure of Newey, the brains behind their title-winning cars.

“Adrian Newe🅠y needs harmony, he needs a good at🌜mosphere, a workplace,” said Schumacher to .

"And at the moment you haveﷺ to say clearly: ﷽Red Bull is falling apart."

Horner was cജleared of wrongdoing after an investigation into allegations of his behaviour, before Jos Verstappen demanded that✱ the team principal leaves his job.

The futures of Helmut Marko - and then Max Verstappen - came into♒ question as the chaos snowballed.

“Chr𒉰istian Horner bears sole responsibility for this because he is clinging to power with all his might,” Schumacher said.

"I think that wonღ't be the last problem he will have if Adrian Newey leaves him.

“Max Verstappen is already thinking ab�𓃲�out it, as is Dr. Helmut Marko.

"We remember last year when there were problems.

“[Newey] was sick once and then y🦩ou immediately saw what was going on with Red Bull. Max Verstappen had difficulties.

"I give Red Bull two more years and if they continue to hold on༒ to Horner, then the team will sink into mediocrity. I'm pretty sure of that.”

Yet, on the race track, everything is rosy.

Ahead of this weekend’s F1 Miami G🅷rand Prix, Verstappen has won four ♑out of five races this season.

Only an extr🤡emely rare DNF in Australia has denied him a perfect sweep.

Sergio Perez’s three P2 result⛄s unde𒀰rline the team’s brilliance.

But w🐻ith chief technical officer Newey exiting, fresh doubt has arisen about Red Bull’s future.

Newey has been with the team for 19 years and was behind the championshဣip-winning machinery for Sebastian Vettel, and now ꦅfor Verstappen.