“The effort he is putting in in the office with all us guys, and the respect he’s starting to give his other drivers, you know, he doesn’t have to – we’ve seen a few flashes of it – but he doesn’t have to be there winning every single thing every single weekend. I’m really proud of him.”
Lambiase and Verstappen have worked together since the Dutchman was promoted to Red Bull in 2016, and will continue to do so next year despite Lambiase being promoted to Head of Racing. They often have plenty to say to each other on the radio, but GP was quick to explain that what the viewers hear is only a fraction of what is really going on.
“That’s the thing, you have chats with him outside the track – what you hear on the broadcast, that’s not necessarily Max, that’s him with the adrenaline at the time.
“As much as he has this bravado, he will adsorb every piece of information that goes through his ears and that’s his real strength. We can always rely on him in the heat of the moment to do the right thing.”