🗣️'Many race engineers would crumble under that pressure.' Red Bull boss Christian Horner has joked race engineer Gianpiero Lambiase is the F1 team's Jason Statham as he praised his 'strength of character' to spar with Max Verstappen ⬇️
Red Bull boss Christian Horner has joked race engineer Gianpiero Lambiase is the Formula 1 team's Jason Statham as he praised his"strength of character" to spar with Max Verstappen.vocal disagreement over their run plan during Friday qualifyingThat was followed up by more fiery exchanges in the race, particularly when Lambiase asked his driver to"use your head more" in the final stint when Verstappen took too much life out of his new soft tyres.
When asked about the episode, Horner praised Lambiase for having a strong character to deal with a"demanding customer" in Verstappen, jokingly likening Lambiase to square-jawed Hollywood action hero Jason Statham.you've got to have strength of character, because he is one tough customer," Horner said.
"GP is our Jason Statham equivalent, I guess, they certainly look alike...! He deals with him firmly but fairly and there's a great respect between the two of them. When asked if Verstappen, who is marching unopposed to a third straight world title this season, is often taking it easier inside the car than people on Red Bull's pitwall think, Horner said:"I think there's sometimes an element of that.
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