Why McLaren confronted Red Bull over surprise F1 team boss claim

Claim your 14-day free trial with Attio here: attio.com/race Last weekend featured a shock claim from Red Bull F1 team principal Laurent Mekies that Gianpiero Lambiase's real position at McLaren will be team principal when he eventually joins. That surprised and annoyed McLaren and prompted a clear-the-air meeting between McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown, Mekies, and the boss from Red Bull's parent company, Oliver Mintzlaff. We look at the latest round of tension between two top teams that have kept ending up at loggerheads recently. 00:00 McLaren/Red Bull clash 02:00 The clear-the-air talks 05:20 Bigger priorities Published: 2026-05-06
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