Martin Brundle feels reassured that Red Bull will not fa𒁏ce a “mass exodus” of key personnel after speaking privately with Christian Horner.

The departure of chief technical officer Adrian Newey is a blow to F1’s dominant team who have experienced unrest off-track since the beginning o🍒f the year.

Team principal and chief executive H🌊orner was cleared of wrongdoing after being investigated for his behaviour, but the knock-on effect has exposed issues within the organisati🌞on.

Ma♔x Verstappen, his father Jos and Helmut Marko have become embroiled at various times but now the🌱 focus has shifted onto which vital staff members could follow Newey out of the exit door.

Brundle said on Sky Sporꦯts: “I had a long private conversation with Christian as well, and I said ‘♔will you have a mass exodus?’

“If you’ve been♉ part of a multiple championship winning team, you’ve got extra value if you change teams.

“It’s a pretty small world we operate in.

“He wen🦂t through, not too many 🍃specifics, but key people and departments that he’s got in place because he knew Adrian was going to do this, sooner rather than later.

“He did a good job of convincing me that he’s got great people looking at the c🀅hassis, the aero, the power unit…”

McLaren CEO Zak Brown stirred the pot during the F1 Miami Grand Prix by suggesting that the CVs of important Red Bull 𝔉employees a🦄re circulating.

It has led to f🔴ears that Red Bull could be stripped of the knowledge which built the dominant RB20, which will carry Verstappen to a fourth consecutive title this season.

However, Horner has played down those concerns.

It was put to Jenson But🐬ton that multiple Red Bull em⛎ployees were miffed at how much credit was given to Newey for their car’s dominance.

Button iܫnsists that the team’s remaining engineers will want to stay, to prove that they can win without Newey’s genius.

“I think that’s a big thing,” Button said.

“It’s a big deal for the rest of the design team.

“Now they get𝓰 the credit if it goes well. Obviously, if it doesn’t, it hurts them.

“It’s an important time fo🎉r those guys. They won’t want to step away at this time.

“They ♏want to be at the head of this, if they conti⛦nue winning.”

Pierre Wache is the technical direcꦜtor at Red Bull whose importance will surely grow with Newey out of the picture.