Red Bull Confirms Exit of Chief Designer Craig Skinner Days Before Bahrain Test

Overview

• Red Bull confirms 20-year veteran and RB19 architect Craig Skinner has left his chief designer post.
• No replacement has been named, and the team says his responsibilities will be handled internally for now.
• Multiple reports indicate Skinner chose to leave of his own accord and that the move is not tied to prior high-profile exits.
• The departure comes just before Bahrain’s second pre-season test on February 18–20 and ahead of the March 8 season opener in Melbourne.
• The exit extends a run of senior departures, even as the RB22 with Red Bull–Ford power impressed for energy deployment in testing, with weight cited as an ongoing challenge.