The Red Bull Racing Formula 1 team has suffered another key loss as its head of strategy Will Courtenay is joining McLaren in the role of sporting director.
That job largely involves dealing with the FIA on regulations and so on, and is currently being done at the Woking ream by racing director Randeep Singh, to whom Courtenay Will now report.
Red Bull is already losing its own current sporting director Jonathan Wheatley, who joins Sauber/Audi in 2025, resulting in an internal reshuffle.
McLaren says that Courtenay’s “role will help grow the team’s sporting operations as the team continues its pursuit of success in the FIA Formula 1 World Championship.”
Cambridge University engineering graduate Courtenay joined Red Bull in 2003 as a systems engineer, when the team was still known as Jaguar.
Later he was a strategy engineer and a senior analyst before becoming head of strategy in 2010, a role he’s held ever since.
“We are delighted to welcome Will to McLaren”, said team boss Andrea Stella. “His experience, professionalism and passion for motorsport make him the ideal candidate to lead our F1 sporting function.
“We are now entering a key phase in our journey as a team, and we are confident that he will be a great addition to our strong leadership team as we strive to continue challenging for wins and championships.”
