Max Verstappen’s Exchange of Views with Engineer Gianpiero Lambiase

There was another exchange of views between Max Verstappen and his engineer Gianpiero Lambias.

Verstapppen pushed the tires too hard, much to the chagrin of his engineer. Lambiase told him to use his head. Verstappen joked that the team might try another pit stop as practice. But the team rejected the third pit stop.

It was not the first exchange of views over the weekend in Belgium. Between Q2 and Q3, Verstappen was unhappy with the team’s progress after narrowly advancing to Q3. The championship leader wanted to go two rounds in a row, but the team saw it differently. The engineer then told him that he could easily set everything up as he wanted – tires, fuel, driving schedule.

“Well, I heard they might spend two days together on an island in the Mediterranean. I have my phone on, if it escalates, I will be there as an intermediary,” joked Marko during an interview with ServusTV.

“They operate at a very high level and respect each other. ‘GP’ has Italian roots and Max is also very bubbly.”

“We know the background and then it’s even more fun… but unfortunately I can’t reveal everything.”

“Obviously he has his own ideas, such as making an extra stop now so that the team has more pit stop practice to secure the fastest lap. But it wasn’t worth the risk.”

Regarding the podium finish, Marko added: “The whole weekend was incredibly strong from both riders. It was a bit tense because of Max’s grid penalty, but the race was once again commanding and calm – except for a moment in the wet Eau Rouge.”

2023-07-30 19:49:28
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