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Gianpiero Lambiase is leaving Red Bull and joining McLaren
McLaren F1 CEO Zak Brown addressed Red Bull boss Laurent Mekies’ remarks regarding a new McLaren team principal, Andrea Stella having led the team to back-to-back constructors’ championships in 2024 and 2025. Brown announced that Gianpiero Lambiase will join McLaren as their chief racing officer to support Stella from around 2028. However, Mekies claimed during an interview that Lambiase would replace Stella as team principal, which Brown refuted, emphasizing his full support for Stella’s leadership. Brown expressed his excitement for Lambiase to strengthen the racing team but clarified that Stella will remain as McLaren’s team principal. Verstappen will continue working with Lambiase for the next few years, with McLaren planning for Lambiase to join them by 2028.
