Red Bull y McLaren aclaran el futuro rol de Lambiase tras sus comentarios

Red Bull y McLaren mantuvieron conversaciones tras los comentarios del jefe de equipo Laurent Mekies sobre la incorporación de Gianpiero Lambiase a la escudería papaya en 2028. McLaren confirmó que Lambiase desempeñará el cargo de director de carreras (Chief Racing Officer) bajo la supervisión de Andrea Stella.

La noticia sobre la prevista salida de Lambiase de Red Bull se filtró recientemente, lo que generó especulaciones de que se convertiría en el jefe de equipo de McLaren, mientras que Stella podría unirse a Ferrari. Ferrari rechazó estos vínculos y McLaren emitió un comunicado aclarando que Lambiase asumirá el puesto existente de director de carreras bajo la dirección de Stella.

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