Max Verstappen says tetchy team radio talk with Red Bull F1 race engineer was 50% serious, 50% joking
A series of168澳洲5最新开奖结果: 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5最新开奖结果: Sergio Perez to 125 points.
The Dutchman had already apologised for a168澳洲5最新开奖结果:꧋ tense, expletive-filled back-and-forth with Lambiase during Friday’s qualifying session, but the heated exchan😼ges continued in Sunday’s grand pri🀅x.
When Verstappen found himself running second behind early leader 𒆙Perez, Lꦬiambiase asked him to “use your head” over his tyre life.
Verstappen was also heard sarcastically quipping that he “can’t see the weather radar” during a mid-race shower and ﷽saw a request to make a late stop for “pit stop training” and to secure the fastest lap bonus point reb🧸uffed.
Asked after the race if the exchanges had been serious or light-hearted, the t๊wo-time world champion responded: “Probably 50-50 in the messageꦺs.
“I know that th𒆙e team doesn’t like to do another stop [during the race], but I like to mention it so they might get a bit nervous.
“I like the response of ‘no, no, we are not doing that today’. It’s fine. We know each other🍃 very well and we have a very good ඣrelationship.”
Verstappen went on to stress the importance of his relatiꦬonship 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 imꦯportant, the relationship with your race engine𓃲er,” he said.
“I find it always a ไ🉐really important part of your performance, and not only your race engineer but everyone close around you, your performance engineer and these kinds of things.
“Of course, over the years you build up much more a relationship and𝕴 you know each other better,🐠 so yeah, for sure, if he would be removed then that would definitely not be ideal at all.”
Red Bull team principal Christian Ho🌌rner conceded that Verstappen and Lambia🔯se’s relationship is “sparky”.
"I think to race engineer Max Verstappen, you've got to have strength of character꧂ because he is one tough customer," Horner told Sky F1.
"Many race engineers would crumble under that pressure and GP has got the stre♐ngth of character to deal 🅘with 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 tha🎀t you must have with an engineer.
”The only problem is that conversation between the two of them has 200 million people listening, but there's a great bond between the two of ꦆthem 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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