Sky Sports commentator Martin Brundle believes that Adrian Newey will continue working in F1 following his departure from Red Bull.

Newey hinted that he could take a break from the sport despite links to Ferrari and Mercedes, but Brundle believes that the 2026 new regulations will call him back.

“I think he will,” Brundle replied when asked on the Beyond The Grid podcast if Newey will return to F1. “I think he’s a competitive animal.

“He’s a friend of mine and a man of great principle, but I think he’ll get a little bit bored, [especially] when you think Rory Byrne still has a contract with Ferrari at 80 years old, based in Thailand or somewhere.

“The 2026 regulations have got Adrian written all over them in terms of acing the complex active aerodynamics.

“But that’s not to downplay all the other people, Pierre Wache [Red Bull technical director], a lot of very clever people around.

“There’s a lot of people around and it’s wrong to say one person can make the difference, but I’ll guarantee that along the way Adrian just tipped a couple of things in and came up with some ideas that made the difference. Just the experience and the nous and the feel for what you need.

“I would be surprised if, down the road, he doesn’t have some kind of affiliation with a Formula 1 team. I’d be amazed, in fact.”