{
  "id": 12735355,
  "title": "McLaren CEO drops major update on Gianpiero Lambiase's Red Bull exit",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/mclaren-ceo-drops-major-update-on-gianpiero-lambiases-red-bull-exit",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-07T23:19:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/mclaren-ceo-drops-major-gianpiero-231901633.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Motorsport journalist Zak Brown has revealed that McLaren Racing CEO Gianpiero Lambiase may be departing the team for Milton Keynes as early as 2027. Brown expressed optimism to Sky Sports that Lambiase, who currently serves as the race engineer for Max Verstappen, could join the McLaren team sooner than anticipated. Lambiase was announced to join McLaren as Chief Racing Officer in April, reporting to team principal Andrea Stella. The chief racing officer role already exists within the team and was previously managed by Stella. Lambiase's appointment is part of McLaren's strategy to bolster its talent pool and reaffirm its commitment to becoming a championship-winning team. The team is excited to have Lambiase join them, given his extensive experience working with four-time champion Max Verstappen.",
  "summary": "McLaren CEO Zak Brown has suggested that Max Verstappen's longtime race engineer Gianpiero Lambiase could leave Red Bull for Woking in 2027",
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      {
        "outlet": "Motorsport.com",
        "title": "McLaren CEO drops major update on Gianpiero Lambiase's Red Bull exit",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/mclaren-ceo-drops-major-update-on-gianpiero-lambiases-red-bull-exit-12735743",
        "published": "2026-10-07T23:19:01.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}