'Will Verstappen follow 'GP' to McLaren as Red Bull F1 circle grows smaller?'

Last week, it was announced that another key Red Bull figure is set to leave the Austrian team. He will follow in the footsteps of Rob Marshall and Will Courteney.

Among others, Christian Horner, Adrian Newey and Jonathan Wheatley have also left the team over the past couple of years under different circumstances.

Red Bull’s current Head of Racing and Verstappen's race engineer will join his new team after his contract with Red Bull Racing ends, no later than 2028.

"McLaren Racing is pleased to announce that GianPiero Lambiase will join the McLaren Mastercard Formula 1 Team as Chief Racing Officer, reporting into Team Principal, Andrea Stella," the Woking-based squad shared.

Verstappen and his race engineer have a strong bond. Some refer to them as the 'old married couple' on the grid.

After last year's Abu Dhabi GP, the Dutchman said: "I’m very happy to be able to work with someone that passionate. Of course, he is my race engineer, but I see him as my friend. We have lived through so many emotional things together and fantastic achievements.