In the round-up: Max Verstappen’s long-time race engineer Gianpiero Lambiase says it wouldn’t be fair for him to work with another driver after his time alongside “one of the greatest” of all time.
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Verstappen “one of the greatest talents” – Lambiase
Lambiase, who has been Verstappen’s race engineer since the driver joined the team at the 2016 Spanish Grand Prix says he “sees Max as a younger brother.”
“We can talk about anything and anyone at any time,” he told the BBC. “We’re at the point where we just felt completely relaxed and at ease with each other.
“Maybe I am speaking out of turn, but I don’t think I would have any interest in working with another driver now.
“Having had the success that we have enjoyed together with Max, working with one of the greatest talents that the sport has ever seen, I don’t think it would be fair on another driver, from their perspective or mine, to try and replicate what we have achieved with Max.”
Palou not keen on heats format
Alex Palou’s victory in IndyCar’s inaugural $1 Million Thermal Challenge hasn’t made him a fan of the heats format used for the non-championship race. He said he “wouldn’t like” to see it go into regular use.
“It’s good to have one or two, to have like some special weekends. I think it’s too short. I like to race. I like to have issues with the tyres, with the fuel, to have a lot going on throughout the race. I like to sweat and to suffer.
“Now it felt like you never got into a rhythm. You had 10 laps, then we stopped, then 10 laps, we would stop. It was still a short race.
“I would be happy with one or two, but I wouldn’t like this to take over five to 10 races.”
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