Gianpiero Lambiase | |
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| Born | (1980-10-14)14 October 1980 (age 45) Bedford, England |
| Citizenship | |
| Occupation | Race engineer |
| Employer | Red Bull Racing |
| Known for | Formula One engineer |
| Title | Head of Racing |
| Spouse | Married[3] |
| Children | 1 daughter[4] |
Gianpiero Lambiase (born 14 October 1980),[5] often known asGP, is an Italian-BritishFormula Oneengineer. He is currently the Head of Racing and also serves as race engineer forMax Verstappen at theOracle Red Bull Racing team.[6]
Born in Bedford to Italian parents,[5] Lambiase started his Formula One career in 2005 withJordan and worked with the Silverstone outfit through its numerous guises for 11 years, even after the team was transformed intoMidland,Spyker andForce India. In 2008 he worked as a performance engineer forGiancarlo Fisichella, guiding the Italian to Force India's first pole position and podium inBelgium 2009. In 2010, he then became a race engineer forVitantonio Liuzzi and when the Italian left at the end of that season, he took the same position forPaul di Resta. He worked with di Resta for three years, who was replaced bySergio Pérez in 2014. After working with Pérez for one season, Lambiase moved toRed Bull Racing.
At Red Bull Racing, he joinedDaniil Kvyat as a racing engineer in 2015 and maintained his position when Kvyat was replaced by Max Verstappen. In his role as race engineer, he is responsible for all trackside communications to the driver and the setup of the Formula One car. Lambiase is known for being extremely direct and precise in his communications on the radio, which Verstappen has frequently praised.
In 2022, Lambiase took over as Head of Race Engineering fromGuillaume Rocquelin for Red Bull Racing, while also retaining his role as race engineer for Verstappen.
In October 2024, following the announced departure of former Sporting Director and Team ManagerJonathan Wheatley, who became Team Principal ofSauber, soon to be rebranded as Audi, Lambiase was promoted to Head of Racing, effective from the beginning of the 2025 season. In this capacity, he assumed responsibility for the race, heritage, and car build departments, and was tasked with coordinating strategic liaison and compliance with sporting regulations. The structural change resulted fromRed Bull’s decision to divide the responsibilities previously held by Wheatley, instead of appointing a direct successor to the dual role of Sporting Director and Team Manager. Lambiase continued to serve as race engineer toMax Verstappen.[7][8] Following his promotion, Lambiase became the third-ranking figure within Red Bull’s technical and sporting hierarchy, reporting directly to Technical DirectorPierre Waché and Team PrincipalLaurent Mekies, with Acting Head of Sporting Steve Knowles and Head of Race Team Operations Richard Wolverson both reporting to him.
During the2025 Austrian Grand Prix weekend, Lambiase missed his first F1 race weekend with Verstappen due to personal reasons. In his absence,Simon Rennie, who is currently the Group Leader of Simulation Engineering stepped in as Verstappen's race engineer for the weekend. Rennie also took on Lambiase's responsibilities as Head of Racing for the weekend in Lambiase's absence.[9][10][11][12][13]
During the2025 Belgian Grand Prix weekend, Lambiase missed his second F1 race weekend with Verstappen due to personal reasons. Similar to Austria,Simon Rennie stepped in as Verstappen's race engineer for the weekend. Rennie also took over Lambiase's responsibilities as Head of Racing for the weekend in Lambiase's absence.[14]
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