The certainty is that GP will start in 2028
From the Netherlands, the publications De Limburger and De Telegraaf have effectively ‘officialized’ the move of Gianpiero Lambiase to McLaren starting from 2028. In addition to an economic offer defined as ‘astronomical’, McLaren has offered Lambiase the position of team principal when Andrea Stella leaves the helm of the Woking team.
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Gianpiero Lambiase will certainly have to observe a suitable period of gardening leave and since he has a contract with Red Bull until 2027, it is easy to imagine that next year Lambiase will not be on the pit wall because he will have to stay ‘in the pits’ to be free to start working at McLaren starting from 2028.
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The fact that the news is starting to circulate so far in advance of the start of the agreement stipulated between Lambiase and McLaren is ‘preparatory’ precisely to the observation of the gardening leave. Lambiase has entered into an agreement subsequent in time to his commitment with Red Bull and will now negotiate with the Milton Keynes team the timing and methods of gardening leave in order to be able to start ‘immediately’ in 2028 as a McLaren man.
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