Praise from Verstappen: "He is passionate, driven and wants to win"

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11:19, 03 Apr 2021

The combination of driver and race engineer is crucial in Formula 1. For Max Verstappen this is Gianpiero Lambiase, who has been his race engineer since he switched from Toro Rosso to Red Bull Racing. Verstappen has been explaining how important Lambiase is to him.

In an interview with Dutch Formula 1 Magazine, Verstappen said that he has a lot of contact with Lambiase and that they have a strong bond. They feel each other perfectly and know what they want from each other.

Equal goals

"He is very passionate, driven and wants to win. I think that is very important: you not only have to be driven to be in Formula 1, but you also have to enjoy being there," said Verstappen.

Jos Verstappen agreed with his son. "Gianpiero is very driven and busy with his work 24 hours a day," said Verstappen. This is necessary because Max Verstappen wants to see the same level of commitment from everyone as he gives during racing: one hundred percent.

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	171
2	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	131
3	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	125
4	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	80
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	79
6	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	79
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	73
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	42
9	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	41
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	30
11	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
12	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	16
13	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	14
14	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
15	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	3
17	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
18	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	1
19	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
20	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
21	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

Praise from Verstappen: "He is passionate, driven and wants to win"

Equal goals

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