Official: Red Bull announce Lambiase will leave in 2028

In a brief statement, it reads: "Oracle Red Bull Racing confirms that GianPiero Lambiase will leave the Team in 2028, when his current contract expires. “GP” is a valued member of the Team, which he joined in 2015.

Lambiase will move to McLaren when he departs Red Bull in 2028, and a senior role has been given to the British-Italian, who will become its Chief Racing Officer.

Red Bull will now have a major gap to fill after the huge news of Thursday, with the role of Max Verstappen's race engineer now coming into question at the end of the 2027 season.

There has also been plenty of reaction surrounding Red Bull's future at the front of the grid after another key figure from the Austrian team has departed.