Red Bull hires long-time Ferrari insider Rosato
He spent almost three decades at Ferrari
Red Bull Racing has quietly strengthened its off-track structure by hiring longtime Ferrari insider Gino Rosato as a consultant.
The move comes amid significant recent upheaval at Red Bull following a series of high-profile departures over the past two seasons, including Adrian Newey, Jonathan Wheatley and - for the future - Max Verstappen’s famous race engineer Gianpiero Lambiase.
According to De Telegraaf journalist Erik van Haren, 54-year-old Canadian Rosato - who had a close relationship with the great Michael Schumacher - has already started work and will attend selected grands prix this season.
Rosato is understood to have a strong personal relationship with both Jos and Max Verstappen.
A highly respected paddock figure, Rosato spent almost three decades at Ferrari between the mid-1990s and 2023, working under team bosses including Jean Todt, Stefano Domenicali and Mattia Binotto.
Rosato briefly left Formula 1 to become vice president at Lotus before later returning to Ferrari.
He is also known to have a particularly close relationship with 2007 world champion Kimi Raikkonen, serving as godfather to his son Robin.