Max Verstappen loses performance coach for F1 2024 - but replacement poached from Ferrari's Carlos Sainz

The triple world champion’s performance coach Bradley Scanes is leaving Red Bull at the end of Verstappen’s record-breaking campaign that was the most dominant season in F1 history, report.
Scanes had worked alongside Verstappen since the start of 2020 and played a crucial role in the Dutchman’s succ♚ess over the past four seasons.
But with F1’s longest-ever season - featuring 24 races - to come in 2024, Scanes informed Red Bull that he would like to spend more time at home with hisꦡ family.

According to respected F1 journalist 𝄹, Carlos Sainz’s performance coach Rupert Manwaring has been poac༒hed by Red Bull to fill the vacancy alongside Verstappen, leaving Sainz needing a replacement.
Yuki Tsunoda also rꦇequires a new performance coach, with Michael Italiano - who previously worked with his AlphaTauri teammate Daniel Ricciardo - leaving F1 altogether.

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