Max Verstappen says tetchy team radio talk with Red Bull F1 race engineer was 50% serious, 50% joking
A series of168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: awkward discussions with Lambiase - also known as GP - became one of the talking points of the Belgium weekend as Verstappen cruised to his eighth victory on the bounce to extend his championship lead over teammate168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Sergio Perez to 125 points.
The Dutchman had already apologised for a168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: tense, 🧸expletive-filled b🍷ack-and-forth with Lambiase during Friday’s qualifyinꦗg se🐷ssion, but the heated exchanges continued in Sunday’s grand prix.
When Verstappen found himself running second behind early leader Perez, Liambiase asked him to “use your head” over his tyre li𓄧fe.&nbജsp;
Verstappen was also heard sarcastically quipping that he “can’t see the weather radar” during a mid-race shower and saw a reque🌊st to make a late stop for “pit stop training” and to secure the fastest lap bonus point rebuffed.&nbs💫p;
Asked after the race 🅰if the exchanges had been seriou꧑s or light-hearted, the two-time world champion responded: “Probably 50-50 in the messages.
“I know that the team doesn’t like to do another stop [during the race], but I l🌺ike to mention ▨it so they might get a bit nervous.
“I like the response of ‘no, no, we aꦐre not doing that today’. It’s fine. We know each other very well and we have a very good relationship.”
Verstappen went on to stress the importance of his relationship with his race engineer, admitting it would “not be ideal at all” if he and Lambiase were to stop🤪 working together at any point.
“I think it’s very important, the re𓃲lationship with your race engineer,” he said.
“I find it always a really important part of your performance, and not only your race engineer but ev♏eryone close around you, your performance engineer and these kinds of things.
“Of course, over the years you build up much more a relationship and you know each other better, so yeah, for sure, if he would be removed then that would 🃏definitely not be ideal at a⛎ll.”
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner conceded that Verstappen and Lambiase’s relationsh🎃ip is “sparky”.
"I think to race engineer Max Verstappen, you've got to have strength of character because he is 💫one tough customer," Horner t🥂old Sky F1.
"Many race engineers would crumble under that pressure and GP has got the streng🦩th of character to deal wi🅷th that.
"He deals with him firmly, but fairly and there's a great respect between the two of them. That comes out of a mutual trust that you must have with an engಌineer.
”The only problem is that conversation between the two of the🧔m has 200 million people listening, but there's a great bond between the two of them and a great trust between the two.
“Sometimes it🅺 gets a bit sparky between the two of them, but Max is the kind of character that will rev very quickly and it will come down very quickly. GP doesn't forget so quickly."
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