Entry route
Engineering degree, trackside years in F3/F2/GP2 or endurance racing, then into an F1 team (or promoted internally).
Highlights
Max Verstappen's race engineer since May 2016; radio voice known as 'GP'
Guided Verstappen to four consecutive World Drivers' Championships (2021-2024)
70+ grand prix wins together with Verstappen
Helped Force India to its first pole position and podium at Spa-Francorchamps in 2009 (with Fisichella)
Promoted to Head of Race Engineering (2022) and Head of Racing (2024)
Reported (April 2026) to join McLaren as Chief Racing Officer when his Red Bull contract expires, no later than 2028
Research notes
CV well-sourced and triangulated across Wikipedia, RacingNews365, Crash.net and Motorsport.com. Born 14 Oct 1980 in Bedford, England, to Italian parents (dual British/Italian). Confirmed by Motorsport.com that he remains Verstappen's race engineer for 2026. Sources differ slightly on exact Force India sub-role years (e.g., 'data engineer' until ~2007 vs 'performance engineer' from 2008);
the f1_debut_year of 2005 (Jordan, data engineer) and first race-engineer seat ~2010 (Liuzzi) are consistently reported, giving ~5 years to first RE seat. Exact UCL graduation years not publicly sourced. Note he also holds senior management roles (Head of Racing) alongside the RE seat. The McLaren 2028 move was widely reported in 2026.