Formula 1 Thread

MarcusH26

ForeverAddickted said:

Da f**k did that come from!!

I guess if GP knows Red Bull have absolutely messed up this reg set and Max is out the door at the end of the season , then a year's gardening leave and reuniting with all the senior Red Bull hires at McLaren could be very tempting, given Aston signed Jonathan Wheatley instead. 

Stella to Ferrari is the bizarre bit , yes he had 14 years at Ferrari before joining McLaren but Fred hasn't really done anything that wrong to be potentially out the door. 

The only bit I can't add up and obviously no one deserves to know is GPs personal situation at least over the winter was erring towards him wanting to be factory based and not having to be at the track every race weekend. 

Rizzo

Not quite sure what the TP actually does at McLaren, as Zack seems to be very hands on. 

MarcusH26

Rizzo said:

Not quite sure what the TP actually does at McLaren, as Zack seems to be very hands on. 

From what's been said in interviews, all the racing decisions are down to Andrea and Zak does all the business/sponsorship stuff. 

Would expect GP wouldn't even talk to them if he didn't have assurances about what his role would entail 

CafcWest

MarcusH26 said:

Absolute bombshell dropping this morning from Dutch journos (so they got it from Max's camp)

Gianpiero Lambiase to join McLaren as Team Principal for 2028. 

Think this is probably the final nail in Max leaving. 

Andrea Stella to Ferrari as TP is now doing the rounds too. 

Now on BBC.  GP as assistant to AS.  https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/articles/cedexn47qzlo

MarcusH26

CafcWest said:

MarcusH26 said:

Absolute bombshell dropping this morning from Dutch journos (so they got it from Max's camp)

Gianpiero Lambiase to join McLaren as Team Principal for 2028. 

Think this is probably the final nail in Max leaving. 

Andrea Stella to Ferrari as TP is now doing the rounds too. 

Now on BBC.  GP as assistant to AS.  https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/articles/cedexn47qzlo

It's a really interesting one setup wise at McLaren because it does feel like it could be a bit too many cooks with the amount of managerial level signings they've made. 

But if you get the chance to sign GP and weaken Red Bull ever further you do it and figure it all out later. 

sam3110

McLaren have about 12 people at the top now, it's ridiculous 

MarcusH26

sam3110 said:

McLaren have about 12 people at the top now, it's ridiculous 

Yeah I don't fully know how it all works , 3 Technical Directors with their own specialism , effectively 2 Team Principals (I don't buy the CEO thing with Zak) , bringing Will Courtenay from Red Bull as Sporting Director for this season , already having a head of Race Strategy in Randy Singh. It just feels like a lot of overlaps. 

And people think football clubs can have complicated senior management setups 😅

ForeverAddickted

F2 will race in Miami and Montreal next month, after Bahrain and Jeddah were cancelled

Still waiting on what'll happen with F3 though, but at least something has been found for F2 at the very least.

MarcusH26

https://www.fiaformula2.com/Latest/piQa16CR1LT7Ks5rIkqAM/miami-and-montreal-to-host-fia-formula-2-championship-rounds-in-2026