max verstappen has proven to be one of the best pilots of the current grid and is consolidated, thanks to its results, as one of the best in the history. However, even though he has tied his third Drivers World Titlethe Dutch has reached where it is thanks to the March of Sebastian Vettel Austrian brand.
One of the key figures in the life of max verstappen It’s your engineer Giancarlo Lambiasewho has forged a reputation to achieve keep under control to dutch in the most tense moments of the competition.
This relationship between the pilot and his engineer was forged thanks to the motion of Vettel to Ferrarisomething with which since Red Bull they did not count. Christian Horneras he has commented on ‘Motorsport.com’, assures that Lambiase arrived to be Vettel’s engineer, but that he ended up being Kvyat’s.
“He promised to join the team, and shortly after Sebastian left for Ferrari! so vino to be Sebastian Vettel’s engineer and killed Daniil KvyatHorner explains.
However, Kvyat’s stay in the Red Bull first team was not very long, as his results were far from what was expected. Now with the rise of Max to the team, one of the better relationships of the team.
“When Max got on the seat, the two they built a bond very quicklyit has been quite a success“says the team leader. “Sometimes they are like an old couple discussing which TV channel to watch, but there is great respect and much trust between the two,” he adds.
Verstappen’s big change
In his early years with Red Bull, max verstappen He was known for being a very talented and fastbut also for being excessively aggressive and do not think your actions well. Something that, over the years, has managed to solve.
From the hand of Giancarlo Lambiase came the maturity of Verstappen behind the wheel. The engineer connected in the best possible way with the pilot and managed to channel a situation that seemed difficult to handle. Thus building a true World Champion.
Christian Horner has not hesitated to praise precisely this facet: “It is his job, he is the union with the pilot on the track. Max has a very strong character to deal with, and ‘GP’ is just as feisty.“.
