Verstappen: 'He really understands me'

15:08, 02 Nov 2021
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It's not always easy for an F1 driver to stay calm. Even Max Verstappen sometimes raises his voice when he's in a fight on track. Fortunately, his engineer can always be there to calm him down. An 'ok Max' from Gianpiero Lambiase is often more than enough to restore his driver's composure.

Differences of opinion

It's fair to say that Verstappen and Lambiase are a close-knit twosome. "GP and I now have been working together for a few years," Verstappen tells Autosport.com. "We have a very good and honest relationship, I think. He really understands what I need from the car, and also how I can feed back things to him."

Moreover, Lambiase always remains calm. Never does he sound any panic, as is sometimes the case with engineers from other teams. "I have a lot of respect for sometimes how calm he stays," Verstappen continues. "When you are in the car your heart rate goes up, you're under pressure. Sometimes you have your moments where you speak up or raise your voice, but then if you also have from the other side someone raising their voice, you can end up in a massive argument on the radio while driving, which I don't think is good."


That's not to say Verstappen and Lambiase are always on the same page. "Of course, we have moments where we don't agree. But I think that's also wanted because at the end of the day, you want to make each other better, and you want to make the car faster. It's good to be able to have discussions and come [up] with the best solution for it. We [are] also very honest to each other like I am to Helmut and Christian. And I think that makes it so good."

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VeganWarrior 02 November 2021 at 21:38+ 52498

"Sometimes you have your moments where you speak up or raise your voice" Max does this Redbull fans quiet ?. Lewis does the same,Redbull fans say he is disrespectful to the team. Lets hear Redbull fans which is it ?

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Dynamiq 03 November 2021 at 07:55+ 24353

Never heard Max blaming the team repeatedly, unlike Lulu who always blames them for his poor efforts

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VeganWarrior 03 November 2021 at 08:19+ 52498

Take listen https://youtu.be/UdUtOYCxaN8 https://youtu.be/tTftlwZEFmk https://youtu.be/vYiI1UsYagQ There's a lot more clips, but you're never going to admit Max has been terrible at times to his team. Please feel.free to share evidence of Lewis berating his team?

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Dynamiq 03 November 2021 at 08:40+ 24353

Did you even listen to the clips yourself? He's not blaming the team in any of them. So you just proved that my point was correct

Chinmoy Hazarika 04 November 2021 at 18:56+ 3

Grow up, some guys swear and some don't and in case of Max and his race engineer are good friends so dont try to blame him for that. Just tell me dont you swear a little when you are with your friends?

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VeganWarrior 03 November 2021 at 11:12+ 52498

Mate is that difficult for you to call out rude and offensive behavior. Would you behavior in that way ?

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Dynamiq 03 November 2021 at 11:09+ 24353

Yeah, everyone likes a man that's direct in his approach and takes responsability insteand of blaming others (like Lulu does)

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VeganWarrior 03 November 2021 at 10:59+ 52498

“I am straight to the point, when I think it’s sh*t, it’s sh*t. When it’s good it’s good. That’s how I interact with the team,” Stop defending Max he confesses to his treatment of the team mate. https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/jul/02/max-verstappen-formula-one-red-bull-lewis-hamilton-f1

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Dynamiq 03 November 2021 at 10:48+ 24353

He didn't swear at them. He used swear words that were not directed at the team. It's a diffrence. He isn't offending his team in any way. Unlike Lulu, who after Monaco said that he has nothing to learn, only the team. Really proffesional. LOL

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VeganWarrior 03 November 2021 at 10:46+ 52498

Swearing at your team and shouting at your team okay cause you support Max ?

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Dynamiq 03 November 2021 at 10:43+ 24353

Yeah, he's really professional. Only a professional would blame the team for every loss

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VeganWarrior 03 November 2021 at 10:39+ 52498

Listened to all the clips, the was no swearing ,shouting, screaming at the team . What was you point , that Lewis is polite and communicates with his team in a professional manner, then yes you point is made mate .

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Dynamiq 03 November 2021 at 10:32+ 24353

You're delusional again. I provided videos in which Hamilton was blaming the team. That was my whole point. Hamilton blames the team. That was my argument and I brought proof. But oh well, you're incapable of understanting again

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VeganWarrior 03 November 2021 at 10:21+ 52498

You providing nothing no proof of what you claimed, all you did was provide clips of Lewis commenting to reports in a calm professional way. Where is the Max like angry rants ,at the team mate. I am.still.wating

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Dynamiq 03 November 2021 at 09:14+ 24353

Jesus Christ. What's wrong with you girl? What didn't I provide proof for?

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VeganWarrior 03 November 2021 at 09:13+ 52498

I have asked more than once ,that you back your claims with proof. You're still provided none. So you're just lying mate . Thanks for wasting my time.

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Dynamiq 03 November 2021 at 09:11+ 24353

I provided you with 3 videos. You can find more. A simple search on youtube will suffice. You won't find a video of Max blaming his team, but you will find a few races every season when Lulu blamed his. That's just fact and it has nothing to do with bias or with your feelings

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VeganWarrior 03 November 2021 at 09:09+ 52498

You're saying that, that may just be your biase. But good news is that you should be able to provide proof or are you lying

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Dynamiq 03 November 2021 at 08:58+ 24353

I didn't say Max is never angry. I said he doesn't blame the team. Lulu is angry and also makes the team feel like ****, most of the times for his mistakes

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VeganWarrior 03 November 2021 at 08:58+ 52498

Mate proof of.Lewis going off on the tram like Max does., and your excues won't fly mate "young ". Don't even have the ball* to say yes Max does.lose it sometimes.

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Dynamiq 03 November 2021 at 08:55+ 24353

Whare you even talking about? He's not blaming the team for the engine failure. You're delusional again https://youtube.com/shorts/uk3coPd_u_o?feature=share https://youtu.be/YhgdCi1Q5uA https://youtu.be/fwyTXXa3w80 There you go, 3 for 3 (also 1 from when he was younger). But then again, if you gather the amount of moaning from Monaco this year you could make a 30 mins video of crying and blaming the team with ease.

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VeganWarrior 03 November 2021 at 08:49+ 52498

See you couldn't include any of your claims. Those clips, blaming the team for the engine failure, and not bring out at the right time. Mate did you listen to.those radio calls. https://youtu.be/8l0I60z0DDY My challenge to you is find me a clip of Lewis swearing and angry at his team like Max does ?

Chinmoy Hazarika 04 November 2021 at 18:51+ 3

Who says Lewis is disrespectful, It just happens sometimes due to the immense pressure. It happens with every f1 driver.

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Tarun.12 02 November 2021 at 18:26+ 4112

I remembered that moment when was I guess 17 and was Cracking lame jokes at gp ( GP2 : GP2 do we have two GPS ?)

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sicnarF 02 November 2021 at 16:01+ 8761

Max is just a machine. It's crazy.