MotorMouth – Max Verstappen claims he would QUIT Formula One if he is separated from Red Bull’s Gianpiero Lambiase… with the ‘passionate’ race engineer the ‘only’ person he wants to work with after becoming a key part of his circle

22.12.21

Max Verstappen claims he would QUIT Formula One if he is separated from Red Bull’s Gianpiero Lambiase… with the ‘passionate’ race engineer the ‘only’ person he wants to work with after becoming a key part of his circle

Max Verstappen has sent a warning to Red Bull that he is ready to walk away from Formula One if his race engineer leaves. Now, Verstappen has spoken of Lambiase in the highest possible terms, revealing he would call time on his F1 career if he wasn’t alongside his engineer. As soon as he stops, I stop too,’ Verstappen told Ziggo Sport. The last few years I tried to be the engineer and he tried to be the driver.’. Lambiase has been Verstappen’s race engineer ever since the 2021 champion joined the team as an 18-year-old in 2016. Back in April, Verstappen was effusive in his praise of Lambiase and the impact he has had in shaping his career in F1.

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