Max Verstappen's emotional partnership with GP Lambiase: 'Like my brother'

Together with the duo of Lewis Hamilton and Peter Bonnington 'Bono', Verstappen and 'GP' are the most famous driver-race engineer partnership in Formula 1, and the longest-standing one at the moment after Hamilton joined Ferrari.

In multiple interviews, they confirmed the strong bond working together created.

In 2021, speaking to Viaplay, when he was asked about GP's importance, Verstappen said: "I told him that I only work with him. As soon as he quits, I'll quit too. Yeah."

While they are often referred to as Formula 1's old married couple, Lambiase also sees a different dynamic.

In an interview together in the Talking Bull podcast, the race engineer said three years ago. "I think 2021 was so intense, I think... the relationship and the bond was cemented that year, and then last year and this year's just been a continuation of that. And yeah, I see him as my little brother."

Throughout the 2025 season, Lambiase had to miss multiple race weekends due to personal issues.

After Verstappen's stunning comeback, the Dutchman missed out on the drivers' title by just two points behind Lando Norris.

The race engineer had an emotional radio message after the conclusion of the race.

After the session, Verstappen said at the FIA press conference: "It’s been an emotional year. Forget about the results this year. I also don’t want to go too much into detail, but it’s been tough.