Red Bull: Will Courtenay leaves F1 team and joins McLaren as sporting director

Will Courtenay to leave Red Bull Racing to join McLaren, making him the third member of Red Bull senior management to depart in recent months.

Will Courtenay is to leave Red Bull Racing to join McLaren as sporting director, making him the third member of Red Bull senior management to depart in recent months. Courtenay departs Red Bull after 20 years, exiting his role as head of race strategy. His decision follows the exits of chief technical officer Adrian Newey and sporting director Jonathan Wheatley over the past five months. 'We are delighted to welcome Will to McLaren.

' McLaren confirmed Courtenay will report into racing director Randeep Singh and stated: 'The role will be to help grow the team's sporting operations as the team continues its pursuit of success in the FIA Formula 1 World Championship.' The move is the latest in the McLaren restructure since Stella's appointment back in December 2022.

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