After a race that ended with Sergio Perez in the wall and Max Verstappen being overtaken by his title rival Lando Norris, there are still signs of optimism at Red Bull.

Max Verstappen’s Formula One race engineer, GianPiero Lambiase, has been promoted as part of a restructure within Red Bull Racing following the departure of sporting director Jonathan Wheatley. Wheatley will leave Red Bull in 2025 to become the team principal of Audi’s new F1 team,

Oscar Piastri’s win last week at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix put McLaren top in the teams’ standings — the key to F1’s lavish prize money — but teammate Norris only took a small bite out of Verstappen’s lead.