Red Bull will “sin෴k into mediocrity” and is “falling apart”, Ralf Schumacher claims.

The exit of car design genius Adrian Ne▨wey is the latest blow to the F1 team who are d꧒ominating on-track, but in turmoil off-track.

The year began with the controversy around Christian Horner and, over the past week, has evolved into coping with the departꦜure of Newey, the brains behind their title-winning cars.

“Adrian Newey needs harmony, he needs a good atmospher✅e, a workplace,” said Schumacher 𝔍to .

"And at the moment you have to say clearly:🐬 Red Bull is falling apart."

Horner was cleared of wrongdoing after an investigation into allegations of his beh💎aviour, before Jos Verstappen demanded that the team principal leaves his job.

The futures of H♑elmut Marko - and then Max Verstappen - came into question a🎉s the chaos snowballed.

“Christian Horner bears sole responsibility for this because he is clin🌸ging to power with all his might,” Schumacher💎 said.

"I think that won't be the last problem he will hav🌼e if Adrian Newey leaves ꦆhim.

“Max Verstappe✱n is already thinking about it, as is Dr. Helmut Marko.

"We remember last year when there were problems.

“[Newey] was sick once and then yo🥃u immediately saw what was going on with Red Bull. Max Verstappen had difficulties.

"I give ꦿRed Bull two more years and if they continue to hold on to Horner𒁏, then the team will sink into mediocrity. I'm pretty sure of that.”

Yet, on the race track, everything is rosy.

Ahead of this weekend’s F1 Miami Grand Prix, Verstappen has won four out of ꦍfive races this season.

Only an extremely rare DNF in Australia has de🤪nied him a perfect sweep.

Sergio Perez’s three P2 results underline ♌the team’s brilliance.

But with chief ඣtechnical officer Newey exiting, fresh doubt has arisen about Red Bull’s future.

Newey has been with the te🤪am for 19 years and was behind ಌthe championship-winning machinery for Sebastian Vettel, and now for Verstappen.