Friday\u2019s fast-paced F1 news includes Jos Verstappen responding to McLaren\u2019s announcement of the signing of GianPiero Lambiase, Max Verstappen\u2019s long-serving Red Bull race engineer.<\/p>\n
With Lewis Hamilton back on track with the Ferrari SF-26 at Fiorano, let\u2019s fly through the day\u2019s main headlines at the speed of light\u2026<\/p>\n
Jos Verstappen reacts to GianPiero Lambiase\u2019s McLaren switch<\/p>\n
Jos Verstappen has revealed that he has known \u201cfor a while\u201d that GianPiero Lambiase is heading to McLaren, with Max Verstappen\u2019s camp encouraging him to \u201cgrab it with both hands.\u201d<\/p>\n
And he has tipped the Red Bull driver to \u201cjust carry on\u201d without Lambiase despite the four-time world champion previously warning that he would retire if he ever split from his long-serving race engineer.<\/p>\n
Lambiase will join McLaren in the role of chief racing officer \u201cno later\u201d than 2028.<\/p>\n
Read more: \u2018Go for it\u2019 \u2013 Jos Verstappen reveals surprise influence in Lambiase to McLaren move<\/a><\/p>\n Lewis Hamilton completes private Pirelli tyre test at Fiorano<\/p>\n Lewis Hamilton has completed a private Pirelli tyre test at Fiorano with the Ferrari SF-26.<\/p>\n Ferrari\u2019s artificial wet tyre test comes after Red Bull and Racing Bulls remained at Suzuka for a tyre test following the recent Japanese Grand Prix.<\/p>\n Mercedes and McLaren will head to the Nurburgring for a Pirelli tyre test next week, marking the first time since the 2020 Eifel Grand Prix that current F1 machinery has taken to the German circuit.<\/p>\n Read more: Lewis Hamilton back on track with Ferrari SF-26 in private Fiorano test<\/a><\/p>\n Lance Stroll consulted Max Verstappen before GT3 debut<\/p>\n Aston Martin driver Lance Stroll has revealed that he spoke with Max Verstappen before deciding to make his GT3 debut.<\/p>\n Stroll will participate in the opening round of the GT World Challenge Europe season at Paul Ricard this weekend, sharing an Aston Martin Vantage with former F1 driver Roberto Merhi and Mari Boya.<\/p>\n It comes after Verstappen impressed during a recent GT3 appearance at the Nurburgring.<\/p>\n Read more: Lance Stroll reveals Max Verstappen talks behind surprise GT3 debut<\/a><\/p>\n Zak Brown hails GianPiero Lambiase signing after McLaren coup<\/p>\n Zak Brown says he is \u201cexcited about what we can achieve together\u201d after McLaren confirmed the signing of Max Verstappen\u2019s race engineer GianPiero Lambiase from Red Bull.<\/p>\n McLaren\u2019s signing of Lambiase comes after he was approached for a senior role at the Aston Martin team.<\/p>\n Lambiase becomes the latest Red Bull man to join McLaren following the hires of Rob Marshall and Will Courtenay over recent years.<\/p>\n