Six-time Formula 1 race winner Ralf Schumacher has🎐 criticised Red Bull’s currentᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚ technical director Pierre Wache, saying he is no match for his predecessor Adrian Newey.

Red Bull has lost several key technical staff members to riva🌼l teams in recent years, with chief designer Rob Marshall, head of race strategy Will Courtenay and sporting director Jonathan Wheatley all departing the Milton Keyn💙es outfit.

But perhaps the biggest setback for168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Red Bull has been the exit of its design guru Newey, who moved to 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Aston Martin in March after havℱing been with t🥀he Milton Keynes squad since its early days in 2006.

The exodus of talent has coincided with a drop in form for Red Bull, which slumped to third in the constructo𒐪rs’ championship last year and has once again failed to produce a car that is both fast and easy to drive.

Following tꦿhe loss of Newey, Wheatley and the rest, Red Bull largely promoted talent from within, with Wache assuming overall responsibility of the 💖RB21.

Schumacher beliꩵeves Red Bull is starting to see the effects of Newey’s absence, as he pointed the finger at Wa♓che for its current struggles.

"In my opinion, Pierre W🥃ache is simply no Adrian Newey. Accordingly, it will be difficult,” the German told Sky Germany.

Schumacher believes Red Bull team principal Christian Horner is at the root of Red Bull’s troubles, adding that the Briton should have never let a person as talented as🐽 Newey slip away from the team’s grasp.

"He built up the entire team and, together with Dr. [Helmut] Marko, was rಞesponsibl🐻e,” said Schumacher.

“He should have seen it. And he sh✱ould never have lost Adrian Newey."

Horner was at 𓄧the centre of a texting scandal for much of 2024, with a female employee accusing him of inappropriate beh🐻aviour.

Horner was eventually cleared of all allega🍷tions after an investigation, but the whole saga threatened to 🎃tear the team apart.

Schumacher referred to a "classic management problem" at Red Bull, explaining: "When I think ‘things are going as th𝐆ey are and I don't need him’, that's when it all starts. I think Christian Horner has outgrown himself, and now he's faced with a dilemma.

"𝄹With him, you always get the feeling that he wants to stay afloat in the team and takes things very seriously. And whether that's always a good thing, I don't know."

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen sits third in the drivers’ standings heading into this weekend’s Miami Grand Prix, 12 points behind McLaren rival 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Oscar Piastri.

Red Bull already faces a 99-point deficit to McLaren in the constructors' championship, having scored just 89 points in the opening five rounds of the season. It also trails second-placed Mercedes by 22 points.