Red Bull has targeted Aston Martin performance director Tom McCullough to replace Gianpiero Lambiase as head of race engineering, per German outlet BILD. McCullough would oversee trackside operations and coordinate engineers during race weekends—the role Lambiase is vacating for McLaren, where he'll start as chief racing officer in 2028 or earlier. McCullough brings deep paddock experience: over a decade at Aston Martin (through its Force India and Racing Point eras), plus prior stints at Williams and Sauber. He race-engineered Hulkenberg, Barrichello, and Senna before shifting to performance management. Lambiase has been Verstappen's engineer since 2016 and was promoted to head of racing last October—a tenure cut short by McLaren's hire. The task now is replacing Red Bull's most recognizable trackside voice, and McCullough's pedigree fits. Whether he can replicate the Verstappen-Lambiase chemistry that defined the team's recent run is the test ahead.
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Red Bull has targeted Aston Martin performance director Tom McCullough to replace Gianpiero Lambiase as head of race engineering, per German outlet BILD. McCullough would oversee trackside operations and coordinate engineers during race weekends—the role Lambiase is vacating for McLaren, where he'll start as chief racing officer in 2028 or earlier. McCullough brings deep paddock experience: over a decade at Aston Martin (through its Force India and Racing Point eras), plus prior stints at Williams and Sauber. He race-engineered Hulkenberg, Barrichello, and Senna before shifting to performance management. Lambiase has been Verstappen's engineer since 2016 and was promoted to head of racing last October—a tenure cut short by McLaren's hire. The task now is replacing Red Bull's most recognizable trackside voice, and McCullough's pedigree fits. Whether he can replicate the Verstappen-Lambiase chemistry that defined the team's recent run is the test ahead.
