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Audi Lands Verstappen’s Chief Mechanic From Red Bull, Reports Say

The reported move reflects Audi’s accelerated recruitment for its 2026 Formula 1 entry.

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Red Bull Racing's Dutch driver Max Verstappen sits in his car flanked by team mechanics in the pit during the qualifying session ahead of the Italian Formula One Grand Prix at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza circuit, in Monza, northern Italy, on September 6, 2025. (Photo by Marco BERTORELLO / POOL / AFP) (Photo by MARCO BERTORELLO/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
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Overview

  • Multiple outlets report that Matt Caller will join Audi after completing the 2025 season with Red Bull.
  • He is expected to take a senior garage role, reportedly as chief mechanic, with current Audi chief Lee Stevenson set for promotion.
  • Caller has been at Red Bull since 2015 and was promoted to Verstappen’s chief mechanic in 2022.
  • Audi has also recruited Ferrari engine figures Wolf Zimmermann and Lars Schmidt under chief operating officer Mattia Binotto.
  • Team principal Jonathan Wheatley is leading operational restructuring as Sauber transitions to a works outfit, and neither team has formally confirmed Caller's move.