- Max Verstappen's esteemed F1 race engineer, Gianpiero Lambiase, is reportedly set to leave Red Bull and join McLaren.
- Lambiase, who has worked with Verstappen since 2016, is expected to take on a senior role at McLaren, potentially as high as team principal.
- He has a contract with Red Bull until 2027, meaning a move would likely not occur until 2028, according to Dutch media reports.
- After recently threatening to quit the sport, Lambiase’s potential departure makes Verstappen's own exit from Red Bull or even F1 more probable, as he has cited Lambiase as one of his key allies.
- Lambiase would be the latest in a series of Red Bull personnel, including senior designer Rob Marshall and strategy guru Will Courtenay, to transfer to McLaren.
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