Herbert also sees Verstappen in McLaren after Lambiase’s departure

Max Verstappen is always the King of the transfer market. Gianpiero Lambiase’s surprise farewell to Red Bull has reopened – somewhat earlier than usual – the usual hunt for rumors about Max Verstappen’s future. Thus, thanks to the not particularly favorable moment for the Milton Keynes team, which is said to be delayed more in terms of the chassis than the engine, now the most debated new hypothesis is that of the Dutch champion’s next transfer not to Mercedes but to Woking, to meet up with his engineer friend who will leave Red Bull at the end of 2027. A hypothesis that also seems to excite Johnny Herbert, who spoke about it during an interview with Vision4Sport. The future is in McLaren, according to Johnny Herbert “The track engineer is always a fundamental figure – explains the former English driver – in the connection between the cockpit and the outside world, and Max has already said in the past how important it is for him to have someone on the wall he can trust. This is what Verstappen and Lambiase have at the moment, a very strong relationship, they exchange a few jokes on the radio and this shows how much they manage to bring out the best in each other. And, with all this, I would be very surprised if they didn’t want to work together again.” This is also why the McLaren track for Verstappen is back in the news again after the same Dutch driver had somewhat snubbed Zak Brown’s team in recent years: “It’s a logical choice, given the potential that McLaren had at least until last year. Now you can see what they’re producing at the moment, and it could be the right place to go because it seems they could be dominant again in the future. So it would seem like a perfect solution for him. I continue to believe that the negotiations with Mercedes went very far last year season, and that he did well but he was smart to give himself a year to understand how things are.” “Now however, with Lambiase leaving in 2027, the cards on the table have changed for Max Verstappen,” concludes former F1 driver Johnny Herbert.