{
  "id": 12735743,
  "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",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-07T23:19:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Motorsport.com",
    "slug": "motorsport-com",
    "url": "https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/mclaren-ceo-drops-major-update-on-gianpiero-lambiases-red-bull-exit/10862808/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "McLaren CEO Zak Brown has revealed that Red Bull's chief racing officer, Gianpiero Lambiase, may be leaving the team as early as 2027 for a role at McLaren. Lambiase was recently appointed as chief racing officer at McLaren, reporting to team principal Andrea Stella. The English-Italian engineer has spent over a decade working with four-time champion Max Verstappen and has managed numerous complex decisions during grands prix. His expertise will bolster McLaren's racing knowledge and support their pursuit of another championship victory. With Lambiase's arrival, team principal Stella can concentrate on his primary role as team chief.",
  "summary": "If McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown is to be believed, Red Bull's Gianpiero Lambiase may be leaving the papaya team for Milton Keynes as soon as 2027. The American told Sky Sports that he is feeling optimistic that Max Verstappen's current race engineer will be moving to Woking much sooner than expected. “I’m optimistic we’ll see him in papaya at some point next year,\" he told the ... Keep reading",
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      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "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",
        "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."
}