Christian Horner thinks the significance of Adrian Newey’s bike crash has been overstated. Helmut Marko recently said Red Bull’s chief technical officer had been unable to work for a number of weeks after being involved in an accident while on holiday in Croatia. Marko made reference to Newey having to undergo “several operations” and suggested his absence from duties meant the set-up of the RB16B had not been optimal at certain races. “It was really violent. Adrian had several broken bones and head injuries,” said the 78-year-old Austrian, while adding that Bernie Ecclestone had stepped in to facilitate Newey’s immediate medical care in Croatia and his transport back to...
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