Max Verstappen’s long-serving race engineer, Gianpiero Lambiase, is to leave Red Bull and make a shock switch to McLaren.Lambiase’s future had been the subject of speculation over the winter, as rival teams targeted the British-Italian engineer who had been pondering his long-term options.Aston Martin had targeted him as a potential team principal, while there were rumours that Williams was also interested.However, behind the scenes McLaren also entered the frame and became the preferred option as it made a bold bid to secure him in a senior management position.As first reported in Dutch media, including De Telegraaf, and confirmed by sources with good knowledge of the situation, a deal is now in place for Lambiase to join McLaren when his current contract with Red Bull ends next yea …
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Author: Jon Noble
