Overview
- The team confirmed Gianpiero Lambiase will continue as Max Verstappen’s race engineer and Red Bull’s Head of Racing for the 2026 season.
- Reports indicate his current Red Bull contract runs to the end of 2027, so any switch would likely require an agreement or a period of gardening leave.
- Aston Martin and Williams have been linked with interest in recruiting him, but discussions are understood to concern future opportunities rather than an immediate move.
- Autosport reports that private circumstances led to Lambiase missing the Austrian and Belgian Grands Prix and fueled winter speculation after his visible emotion in Abu Dhabi.
- Red Bull’s wider staffing context includes performance engineer Tom Hart staying through 2026 before a planned move to Williams in 2027, with recent examples showing the team often holds senior staff to their contracts.