Motor racing-McCullough to join Red Bull F1 team in 2027 as head of racing


LONDON, Sept ⁠1 (Reuters) - Tom McCullough will join ⁠Red Bull from Aston Martin ‌next season and take the role of head of racing, the Formula One ​team said on ⁠Tuesday.

McCullough was performance ⁠director at Aston Martin, where former ⁠Red ‌Bull designer Adrian Newey is principal, and will ⁠replace Max Verstappen's race engineer ​Gianpiero Lambiase, ‌the current head of racing ⁠who ​is moving to McLaren by 2028 at the latest.

"We're delighted to ⁠welcome Tom to the ​team at the beginning of 2027 and look forward to the ⁠wealth of experience and expertise he will bring to the role," Red Bull said.

Lambiase's move was ​announced in April. ⁠McLaren have said the 45-year-old ​will have a ‌supporting role to team ​principal Andrea Stella.

(Reporting by Alan BaldwinEditing by Toby Davis)

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