Pink Bull is reportedly making ready to recruit Aston Martin’s Tom McCullough as its new head of race engineering, changing Gianpiero Lambiase, who is ready to maneuver to McLaren.
Based on a report by German publication BILD, McCullough has been recognized because the individual to take over the administration of Pink Bull’s trackside engineering operations.
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The report states, “McCullough can be liable for all operational issues on the racetrack and would coordinate the work of the engineers through the grands prix.”
The potential transfer follows current reviews that the British engineer will go away his present place as efficiency director at Aston Martin on the finish of the yr.
McCullough has been with the Silverstone-based group for over 10 years, all through its time as Power India, Racing Level and Aston Martin. Throughout his time on the group, he labored in various trackside efficiency roles earlier than he was moved away from the F1 venture.
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Based on his LinkedIn profile on the time, he turned efficiency director for Aston Martin Efficiency Applied sciences.
Tom McCullough, Efficiency Director, Aston Martin F1 Group, provides an interview
Tom McCullough, Efficiency Director, Aston Martin F1 Group, provides an interview
Previous to his time on the Silverstone outfit, McCullough served as a knowledge engineer at Williams earlier than changing into a race engineer, working with drivers resembling Nico Hulkenberg, Rubens Barrichello and Bruno Senna, and had a quick stint at Sauber as head of observe engineering.
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This comes after Max Verstappen’s long-time race engineer Lambiase introduced he can be leaving his function at Pink Bull. On 9 April 2026, it was confirmed Lambiase had signed with McLaren as its chief racing officer and that he would be a part of the Woking outfit in 2028, if not earlier than.
Lambiase began his F1 profession as a knowledge engineer for Jordan in 2005 earlier than changing into a race engineer when the group transitioned to Power India. He joined Pink Bull in 2015, initially serving as Daniil Kvyat’s race engineer earlier than Verstappen joined in 2016. Lambiase was later promoted to move of racing in October 2024.
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