Piastri, Lambiase: Andrea Stella clarifies the situation at McLaren

While several rumors suggested a possible interest from Red Bull in Oscar Piastri and talks announcing Gianpiero Lambiase in a future role as team principal at McLaren, Andrea Stella wanted to clarify the speculations.

To Montreal, McLaren had to deal with the first rumors of the "silly season". In recent days, various speculations have suggested a possible interest from Red Bull to Oscar piastri, while the name of Gianpiero Lambiase was also circulating in the paddock, for a possible role as team director upon his arrival in 2028.

When questioned about these various rumors, rather than avoiding the subject, Andrea Stella appeared remarkably calm and open. The current McLaren team principal quickly dismissed any rumors concerning the Australian driver's future with the British team: There's excellent momentum and a very good relationship with Lando, and I think the team has been at its best since I became team principal. So it's very clear that we're aiming for maximum stability at McLaren. », recalls the Italian.

For Andrea Stella, these rumors are primarily a sign of the good work McLaren has done over the last two years. What makes me particularly proud of my experience as team principal is that we managed to fill the MTC (McLaren Technology Centre) trophy cabinet with trophies, which required us to create a new space within it. ».

The position of team manager for Gianpiero Lambiase?

The Italian director also reacted to the rumors concerning Gianpiero Lambiase. The historic racing engineer of Max Verstappen would be, at the latest by 2028, the new head of motorsport at McLaren F1Other rumors even suggest that Gianpiero Lambiase could eventually take on the role of team manager at the Woking-based team.

Here again, the Italian prefers to downplay the discussions without confirming or denying them: As far as I'm concerned, I'm fully committed to McLaren. The fact that GP (Gianpiero Lambiase) has decided to join McLaren, in my eyes, demonstrates the credibility of our team. In this transfer period, what matters to us is stability and the fact that the best Formula 1 talent wants to join McLaren. “, said Andrea Stella.

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