Red Bull junior role for Lagrue reported after Mercedes exit

BBC Sport and Autosport reported Gwen Lagrue is leaving Mercedes for a Red Bull junior driver role, though the move is not confirmed here.

BBC Sport and Autosport reported that Gwen Lagrue is leaving Mercedes to take a junior driver role at Red Bull. BBC Sport described him as a Mercedes driver scout involved in discovering Kimi Antonelli, while Autosport reported that he is joining Red Bull as its Formula 1 junior programme director.

Because the story is not confirmed here, the move remains reported rather than established fact. Autosport said Mercedes had announced Lagrue’s departure and linked the switch to the period after the Belgian Grand Prix weekend. Mercedes has raced across 19 Formula 1 seasons from 1954 to 2026, recording 138 wins and eight constructors’ titles.

For Red Bull, the reported hire would add an experienced figure to its junior setup. The team has competed in Formula 1 since 2005 and has won 130 Grands Prix and six constructors’ titles.