Gianpiero Lambiase will be part of McLaren as its chief racing officer, the British System 1 group introduced on Thursday.
Motorsport revealed Lambiase’s profession transfer earlier immediately, with Crimson Bull subsequently confirming the Britain’s eventual exit from the Milton Keynes-based outfit.
Lambiase joined Crimson Bull from Power India in 2015 and has been Max Verstappen’s race engineer ever because the Dutchman joined the group from Toro Rosso in Might 2016. Collectively, they received 4 drivers’ world titles from 2021 to 2024, whereas Lambiase took on extra duties as head of race engineering, then head of racing.
At McLaren, Lambiase will report back to group principal Andrea Stella. “The function of the chief racing officer already exists inside the group’s construction with total management of the race group. These duties are at the moment managed by Andrea Stella along with his function as group principal,” the squad defined in a press launch.
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“The group’s capability to draw and safe prime expertise, like Lambiase, and beforehand Rob Marshall and Will Courtenay,” it continued, referring to 2 longtime Crimson Bull engineers beforehand poached by McLaren, “alongside the retention and promotion of highly-talented folks already inside the group, is a testomony to the strategic imaginative and prescient and tradition which can be integrally embodied within the McLaren Mastercard F1 Group beneath the management of Zak Brown and Andrea Stella, who’re additionally each on long-term contracts.”
Curiously, whereas Crimson Bull mentioned Lambiase was going to go away the group “in 2028, when his present contract expires”, McLaren states it appears to be like ahead to “welcoming Gianpiero Lambiase when his current contract ends, no later than 2028”.
The phrasing ‘no later than 2028’ could suggest the group is hopeful to seek out an settlement with a view to shorten Lambiase’s gardening depart.
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