One other senior determine has opted to go away Crimson Bull, with Will Courtenay transferring to McLaren to develop into its future sporting director.
Courtenay has been at Crimson Bull for 20 years – having beforehand been a part of the Jaguar group earlier than the change of possession – and is at the moment the group’s head of race technique. He’ll be part of McLaren at a date nonetheless to be confirmed as his present contract with Crimson Bull runs till mid-2026, and when he does so the brand new sporting director will report into racing director Randeep Singh.
“We’re delighted to welcome Will to McLaren,” group principal Andrea Stella stated. “His expertise, professionalism and keenness for motorsport make him the best candidate to guide our F1 sporting operate.
“We at the moment are coming into a key part in our journey as a group, and we’re assured that he will likely be an incredible addition to our sturdy management group as we attempt to proceed difficult for wins and championships.”
McLaren already leads the constructors’ championship by 41 factors from Crimson Bull, whereas Lando Norris has closed the hole to Max Verstappen within the drivers’ championship to 52 factors, having been 78 adrift after the summer season break.
The information that Courtenay will transfer to McLaren marks the third senior group member to announce their departure from Crimson Bull this 12 months, following chief technical officer Adrian Newey’s transfer to Aston Martin and sporting director Jonathan Wheatley’s swap to develop into the group principal of the longer term Audi F1 group.
Each Newey and Wheatley will begin work with their new groups in 2025, whereas Courtenay’s arrival at McLaren is at the moment set to be a 12 months later except an settlement for an early launch is reached with Crimson Bull.
