Red Bull chiefs are understood to be pleased that another swathe of senior figures have committed their futures to the team. Rivals have been keen to fan the flames amid talk of a staff exodus after Wheatley’s decision to leave followed the announcement of car design guru Adrian Newey‘s exit.
As he was unveiled at Aston Martin last week, Newey said he had decided to leave Red Bull because he “needed a new challenge”. And Wheatley has, for some time, harboured ambitions of becoming a team principal and needed to leave to achieve that goal, with Christian Horner not planning to go anywhere any time soon.
Horner said: “It has been a long and successful relationship with Jonathan, over 18 years. His contribution to six world constructors’ titles and seven world drivers’ championship, first as team manager and latterly sporting director will forever be a marker in our team history.”
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