{"id":1899644,"date":"2026-04-23T07:51:30","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T04:51:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1899644"},"modified":"2026-04-23T07:51:30","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T04:51:30","slug":"gianpiero-lambiase-to-be-at-mclaren-for-a-long-time-as-new-f1-role-explained","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1899644","title":{"rendered":"Gianpiero Lambiase to be at McLaren &#8220;for a long time&#8221; as new F1 role explained"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_1393607_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9&#8243;]<\/p>\n<article>\n<header id=\"lbs-article\" class=\"article header article-header section layout layout--article-header\">\n<div class=\"col headline\">\n<div>\n<h1>Gianpiero Lambiase to be at McLaren &#8220;for a long time&#8221; as new F1 role explained<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"summary body\">\n<p>McLaren has explained the incoming Gianpiero Lambiase&#8217;s new role at the team.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"section two-column\">\n<div class=\"col article-info\">\n<div>\n<address> Adam Cooper <\/address>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><time datetime=\"2026-04-23T08:51:30+01:00\">23 Apr 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col article-actions\">\n<div class=\"block block-better-social-sharing-buttons block-social-sharing-buttons-block\">\n<div class=\"social-sharing-buttons\"><span class=\"ssb-title\"> Share<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div id=\"lbs-content\" class=\"content wide-two-column-sticky section layout layout--wide-two-column-sticky\">\n<div class=\"col first-column\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<figure> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_1393607_hires.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1920w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_1393607_hires.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1800w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_1393607_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1600w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_1393607_hires.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1500w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_1393607_hires.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1200w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_1393607_hires.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 900w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_1393607_hires.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 800w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_1393607_hires.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 600w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_1393607_hires.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><figcaption>\n<div>Lambiase will join McLaren in 2028<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"block block-preferred-source\">\n<div class=\"preferred-source-cta\">  Add as a preferred source <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p>McLaren CEO Zak Brown expects new recruit Gianpiero Lambiase to \u201cplay a great role\u201d and anticipates that he will be with the Woking Formula 1 team \u201cfor a long time\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Max Verstappen\u2019s race engineer has been hired as McLaren\u2019s future head of racing, with the team noting that he will start no later than 2028, when his Red Bull contract ends.<\/p>\n<p>Brown stressed that the 45-year-old will take over some of the workload currently shouldered by team boss Andrea Stella.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cVery excited to have GP join us,\u201d he said. \u201cI think my job as CEO is to make sure that we have stability and visibility to the future. I think we\u2019ve got a lot of talented individuals that have room for growth.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn the racing operations side, Andrea, in reality, kind of has three jobs. I think we sometimes talk about he has two. He actually has three. He\u2019s the team principal, he runs the racing team, and he also plays a big role in kind of a technical director capacity.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cAndrea is kind of the glue that brings that together. Now you\u2019re seeing most teams with the CEO and team principal, now you\u2019re seeing the team principal role evolve.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;And these teams are so big that if you\u2019re going to be great in all those roles \u2013 I think Andrea is very capable of doing two jobs \u2013 but asking them to do three jobs is a tall order.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article\">\n<h2>Read More<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-6e65c4823ea176e36f61db303dd7a468bcc2d7e7376e6fcdd0d52ce5a40af829\">  The first driver verdict on F1\u2019s attempts to fix 2026 rule problems   McLaren tease \u201centirely new MCL40\u201d car for North American F1 races <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cSo I think GP will come in and play a great role there, and then my job is always to be looking down the road, as to who can play and grow within the sport. And so certainly, given GP\u2019s experience and his age, is someone I think that can be here for a long time at McLaren and grow.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Brown downplayed the suggestion that Lambiase\u2019s departure was another sign of a downturn at Red Bull, with the likes of Christian Horner, Adrian Newey, Rob Marshall and Jonathan Wheatley all having left over the last couple of years.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it would be very foolish to write Red Bull off,\u201d said Brown. \u201cI also think Audi has done a very good job. So I think it would be foolish to not think the other teams are going to move up the grid quickly.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article_2\">\n<h2>Read More<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-fd78da1b40ab822abc004324e24ed3e8d4d65c090cfbfca55d812fa8ada5c2df\">  Why Max Verstappen\u2019s father has &#8216;switched off the TV&#8217; when watching F1   Norris reveals what would &#8216;mean more than winning an F1 championship&#8217; <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cI think things are only going to consolidate over time, not widen, and we see how quickly the sport can change, and how people quickly can get competitive and then sometimes not.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think they have to kind of do a little bit of a reset. They lost a lot of people. Christian, Wheatley, GP eventually, Newey, Dan Fallows.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe majority of their pit wall has changed. I rate Laurent [Mekies], I think he does a very good job. He&#8217;s technical, he\u2019s young, and I think he\u2019s got to rebuild the people that he lost and rebuild the team, and I have no doubt he will.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd much like McLaren, we had an immense amount of talent that just needed to be unlocked, I think that\u2019s probably the same as Red Bull. They\u2019ve been very dominant up to not very long ago. So there\u2019s a lot of talent in there, and I think he\u2019ll just need to get it redirected.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block block-echobox\">\n<h2>Subscribe to our F1 Newsletter<\/h2>\n<div class=\"info js-form-wrapper form-wrapper\" data-drupal-selector=\"edit-info\" id=\"edit-info--2\">\n<p>Get the latest F1 news, exclusives, interviews and promotions from the paddock direct to your inbox<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"extra-info js-form-wrapper form-wrapper\" data-drupal-selector=\"edit-legal\" id=\"edit-legal--2\">\n<p>For more information see our Privacy Policy<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h2>In this article<\/h2>\n<div>\n<div class=\"field_keywords\">F1<\/div>\n<div class=\"field_keywords\">McLaren<\/div>\n<div class=\"field_keywords\">Red Bull<\/div>\n<div class=\"field_keywords\">Max Verstappen<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"block block-next-prev\">\n<div class=\"next-prev-pager contextual-region\">\n<div class=\"items\">\n<div class=\"item prev\">\n<h3>  Previous<\/h3>\n<div class=\"card card_default\">\n<div class=\"content\"> The first driver verdict on F1\u2019s attempts to fix 2026 rule problems<\/div>\n<source srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_1404673_hires.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp 1920w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_1404673_hires.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp 1800w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_1404673_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp 1600w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_1404673_hires.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp 1500w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_1404673_hires.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp 1200w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_1404673_hires.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp 900w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_1404673_hires.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp 800w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_1404673_hires.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp 600w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_1404673_hires.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-author-block block block-configurable-views-block\">\n<div class=\"author-view grid-view js-view-dom-id-e27c31f9496fc555c91c0ce8c6e907bf878affed27ff8eb44c255394b243ce1f\">\n<div class=\"card user default\">\n<div class=\"image\"> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/pictures\/ac-2.jpg?height=270&amp;format=webp 270w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/pictures\/ac-2.jpg?height=180&amp;format=webp 180w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/pictures\/ac-2.jpg?height=90&amp;format=webp 90w\" sizes=\"100px\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"header\">\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"name\">Adam Cooper<\/div>\n<div class=\"role\">F1 Journalist<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"desc\">\n<p>Adam Cooper attended his first F1 race at Brands Hatch as a 10-year-old fan in 1976. 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I think we\u2019ve got a lot of talented individuals that have room for growth.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn the racing operations side, Andrea, in reality, kind of has three jobs. I think we sometimes talk about he has two. He actually has three. He\u2019s the team principal, he runs the racing team, and he also plays a big role in kind of a technical director capacity.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cAndrea is kind of the glue that brings that together. Now you\u2019re seeing most teams with the CEO and team principal, now you\u2019re seeing the team principal role evolve.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;And these teams are so big that if you\u2019re going to be great in all those roles \u2013 I think Andrea is very capable of doing two jobs \u2013 but asking them to do three jobs is a tall order.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article\">\n<h2>Read More<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-6e65c4823ea176e36f61db303dd7a468bcc2d7e7376e6fcdd0d52ce5a40af829\">  The first driver verdict on F1\u2019s attempts to fix 2026 rule problems   McLaren tease \u201centirely new MCL40\u201d car for North American F1 races <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cSo I think GP will come in and play a great role there, and then my job is always to be looking down the road, as to who can play and grow within the sport. And so certainly, given GP\u2019s experience and his age, is someone I think that can be here for a long time at McLaren and grow.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Brown downplayed the suggestion that Lambiase\u2019s departure was another sign of a downturn at Red Bull, with the likes of Christian Horner, Adrian Newey, Rob Marshall and Jonathan Wheatley all having left over the last couple of years.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it would be very foolish to write Red Bull off,\u201d said Brown. \u201cI also think Audi has done a very good job. So I think it would be foolish to not think the other teams are going to move up the grid quickly.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article_2\">\n<h2>Read More<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-fd78da1b40ab822abc004324e24ed3e8d4d65c090cfbfca55d812fa8ada5c2df\">  Why Max Verstappen\u2019s father has &#8216;switched off the TV&#8217; when watching F1   Norris reveals what would &#8216;mean more than winning an F1 championship&#8217; <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cI think things are only going to consolidate over time, not widen, and we see how quickly the sport can change, and how people quickly can get competitive and then sometimes not.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think they have to kind of do a little bit of a reset. They lost a lot of people. Christian, Wheatley, GP eventually, Newey, Dan Fallows.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe majority of their pit wall has changed. I rate Laurent [Mekies], I think he does a very good job. He&#8217;s technical, he\u2019s young, and I think he\u2019s got to rebuild the people that he lost and rebuild the team, and I have no doubt he will.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd much like McLaren, we had an immense amount of talent that just needed to be unlocked, I think that\u2019s probably the same as Red Bull. They\u2019ve been very dominant up to not very long ago. So there\u2019s a lot of talent in there, and I think he\u2019ll just need to get it redirected.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block block-echobox\">\n<h2>Subscribe to our F1 Newsletter<\/h2>\n<div class=\"info js-form-wrapper form-wrapper\" data-drupal-selector=\"edit-info\" id=\"edit-info--2\">\n<p>Get the latest F1 news, exclusives, interviews and promotions from the paddock direct to your inbox<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"extra-info js-form-wrapper form-wrapper\" data-drupal-selector=\"edit-legal\" id=\"edit-legal--2\">\n<p>For more information see our Privacy Policy<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p>McLaren CEO Zak Brown expects new recruit Gianpiero Lambiase to \u201cplay a great role\u201d and anticipates that he will be with the Woking Formula 1 team \u201cfor a long time\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Max Verstappen\u2019s race engineer has been hired as McLaren\u2019s future head of racing, with the team noting that he will start no later than 2028, when his Red Bull contract ends.<\/p>\n<p>Brown stressed that the 45-year-old will take over some of the workload currently shouldered by team boss Andrea Stella.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cVery excited to have GP join us,\u201d he said. \u201cI think my job as CEO is to make sure that we have stability and visibility to the future. I think we\u2019ve got a lot of talented individuals that have room for growth.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn the racing operations side, Andrea, in reality, kind of has three jobs. I think we sometimes talk about he has two. He actually has three. He\u2019s the team principal, he runs the racing team, and he also plays a big role in kind of a technical director capacity.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cAndrea is kind of the glue that brings that together. Now you\u2019re seeing most teams with the CEO and team principal, now you\u2019re seeing the team principal role evolve.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;And these teams are so big that if you\u2019re going to be great in all those roles \u2013 I think Andrea is very capable of doing two jobs \u2013 but asking them to do three jobs is a tall order.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article\">\n<h2>Read More<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-6e65c4823ea176e36f61db303dd7a468bcc2d7e7376e6fcdd0d52ce5a40af829\">  The first driver verdict on F1\u2019s attempts to fix 2026 rule problems   McLaren tease \u201centirely new MCL40\u201d car for North American F1 races <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cSo I think GP will come in and play a great role there, and then my job is always to be looking down the road, as to who can play and grow within the sport. And so certainly, given GP\u2019s experience and his age, is someone I think that can be here for a long time at McLaren and grow.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Brown downplayed the suggestion that Lambiase\u2019s departure was another sign of a downturn at Red Bull, with the likes of Christian Horner, Adrian Newey, Rob Marshall and Jonathan Wheatley all having left over the last couple of years.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it would be very foolish to write Red Bull off,\u201d said Brown. \u201cI also think Audi has done a very good job. So I think it would be foolish to not think the other teams are going to move up the grid quickly.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article_2\">\n<h2>Read More<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-fd78da1b40ab822abc004324e24ed3e8d4d65c090cfbfca55d812fa8ada5c2df\">  Why Max Verstappen\u2019s father has &#8216;switched off the TV&#8217; when watching F1   Norris reveals what would &#8216;mean more than winning an F1 championship&#8217; <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cI think things are only going to consolidate over time, not widen, and we see how quickly the sport can change, and how people quickly can get competitive and then sometimes not.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think they have to kind of do a little bit of a reset. They lost a lot of people. Christian, Wheatley, GP eventually, Newey, Dan Fallows.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe majority of their pit wall has changed. I rate Laurent [Mekies], I think he does a very good job. He&#8217;s technical, he\u2019s young, and I think he\u2019s got to rebuild the people that he lost and rebuild the team, and I have no doubt he will.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd much like McLaren, we had an immense amount of talent that just needed to be unlocked, I think that\u2019s probably the same as Red Bull. They\u2019ve been very dominant up to not very long ago. So there\u2019s a lot of talent in there, and I think he\u2019ll just need to get it redirected.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block block-echobox\">\n<h2>Subscribe to our F1 Newsletter<\/h2>\n<div class=\"info js-form-wrapper form-wrapper\" data-drupal-selector=\"edit-info\" id=\"edit-info--2\">\n<p>Get the latest F1 news, exclusives, interviews and promotions from the paddock direct to your inbox<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"extra-info js-form-wrapper form-wrapper\" data-drupal-selector=\"edit-legal\" id=\"edit-legal--2\">\n<p>For more information see our Privacy Policy<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;http:\/\/crash.net\/f1\/news\/1093298\/1\/gianpiero-lambiase-be-mclaren-long-time-new-f1-role-explained&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_1393607_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9&#8243;] Gianpiero Lambiase to be at McLaren &#8220;for a long time&#8221; as new F1 role explained McLaren has explained the incoming Gianpiero Lambiase&#8217;s new role at the team. 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