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Hugh Bird was Sergio Perez’s right-hand man at Red Bull as a race engineer for many years. However, he now has a new role, RacingNews365 can confirm.
Hugh Bird, who served as Sergio Perez’s race engineer for many years, has transitioned to a new role within Red Bull. In the previous season, Richard Wood temporarily filled in for Bird during his paternity leave around the summer break. Wood has now been announced as Liam Lawson’s permanent race engineer, who is partnering with Max Verstappen this year. Bird has been assigned to work as an engineer at the Milton Keynes factory. Alongside the on-track team, factory engineers devote long hours during race weekends to enhance the car’s performance, often working through the night. Gianpiero Lambiase will remain Verstappen’s race engineer in 2025, while he has recently assumed the position of Head of Racing as well. Lambiase and Verstappen have formed a partnership since the latter’s Red Bull debut in 2016.
