Jonathan Wheatley is leaving Red Bull to take the team principal role at Audi, the team announced on Thursday afternoon. Wheatley will remain with the team for the rest of 2024 before undergoing a period of gardening leave in 2025. Sporting director Wheatley has been with Red Bull since 2006, just like Adrian Newey. But now he’s following the chief designer out the door. Newey is leaving in February 2025 after handing in his resignation in the spring. His next destination is yet to be confirmed, though Aston Martin are the favourites by all accounts. Red Bull are leading both championships hea…
