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Audi Poaches Verstappen’s Chief Mechanic Matt Caller for 2026, Reports Say

The reported hire reflects Audi’s push to staff its 2026 works entry from Sauber.

Overview

  • Multiple outlets report that Matt Caller will join Audi after this season following his tenure as Max Verstappen’s number one mechanic at Red Bull.
  • Caller is expected to stay in his current Red Bull role through the end of 2025 before making the switch.
  • He is tipped for a more senior operational post at Audi, likely chief mechanic, with current holder Lee Stevenson understood to be moving up.
  • Neither Audi nor Red Bull has publicly confirmed the move at the time of publication.
  • The recruitment comes as Audi adds Ferrari engine figures Wolf Zimmermann and Lars Schmidt under executives Jonathan Wheatley and Mattia Binotto for its 2026 debut.