After their high-profile disagreement in qualifying at Spa, plus curiosity in Verstappen’s relationship with Lambiase rising in 2023 with an absence of a victory battle towards Pink Bull’s rivals, the pair once more attracted consideration with their discussions at numerous factors of the Dutchman’s dominant win on Sunday.
As soon as Verstappen had reached second place behind early chief and team-mate Sergio Perez, Lambiase requested him to “use your head”, to which Verstappen replied: “Are we each [the two drivers] doing it or what”
When Lambiase got here again with “you simply comply with my instruction”, Verstappen responded angrily, saying “I need to know if each automobiles do it”, which was adopted by his engineer ending the trade firmly insisting “Max, please simply comply with my instruction, thanks”.
A lot later, after Verstappen’s second and remaining pitstop to maneuver again to the smooth tyres after a center stint on the mediums the place he had handed after which massively gapped Perez, Lambiase chided him for risking taking an excessive amount of life out of his remaining set by pushing exhausting in a bid to set a quickest lap.
Verstappen had taken this provisionally earlier than Lewis Hamilton snared it on the final lap of the race for Mercedes.
Gianpiero Lambiase, Pink Bull Racing race engineer
Photograph by: Pink Bull Content material Pool
When requested in regards to the radio exchanges following his victory, Verstappen stated the cut up in his tone was “most likely, 50-50 within the messages”.
He added: “I do know the group doesn’t love to do one other cease, however I like to say it, so they could get a bit nervous.
“After which I just like the response that ‘oh no, we’re not doing that as we speak’. It’s superb. We all know one another very nicely and we’ve got an excellent relationship. “
Verstappen additionally stated his relationship along with his race engineer was “crucial”.
“I discover it all the time a very necessary a part of your efficiency – not solely your race engineer but in addition everybody very shut round you [like] your efficiency engineer and these type of issues,” he added.
“In fact, through the years you construct up rather more of a relationship, you recognize one another higher.
“So yeah for positive, if he had been to be eliminated or no matter that will undoubtedly not be best in any respect.”