Red Bull announced two technical appointments on April 17. Ben Waterhouse moves up to chief performance and design engineer with immediate effect. Meanwhile, Andrea Landi joins as head of performance from July 1. Both report to technical director Pierre Waché.
Waterhouse has been at Red Bull since 2014, joining from BMW Sauber. Since then, he has led performance engineering since 2017. His new role puts him across both design and vehicle performance. In practice, that means aerodynamics, mechanical design, simulation, vehicle dynamics, and on-track performance all sit under one line of responsibility. He was also part of the technical team behind four consecutive constructors titles from 2022 to 2025.
Landi comes from VCARB, where he held the deputy technical director role. Before that, he was deputy head of vehicle performance at Ferrari, with earlier experience at Toro Rosso as a track engineer. He starts July 1, timed around a planned handover at VCARB. As a result, Dan Fallows takes over there as technical director. Red Bull timed both moves together to avoid gardening leave delays.
Waché remains technical director. Waterhouse now holds the broader performance and design brief, with Landi working under him on vehicle performance specifically. Together, the intended effect is fewer handoffs between the design and performance sides.
The team sits sixth in the constructors standings after three races. Meanwhile, Verstappen is ninth with 12 points and no podiums yet. The RB22 has struggled mainly with chassis and aerodynamic issues under the new regulations. Still, Red Bull has been working on updates during the five-week break between Japan and Miami. Nothing major has been confirmed for the upcoming race weekend.
The appointments follow a rough stretch for the technical department. Newey left for Aston Martin. Then Wheatley moved to Audi. Chief designer Craig Skinner also departed. Since then, Lambiase has confirmed he will join McLaren as chief racing officer in 2028. Waterhouse is an internal promotion. Similarly, Landi comes from within the Red Bull organisation. Overall, Red Bull is rebuilding quietly, from within.
