Lambiase, 43, moved to Red Bull from Force India in 2015 as Daniil Kvyat’s race engineer. He remained in that role when Verstappen took over in that seat and is responsible for communications to the driver when they are out on track.
Working at Jordan and Force India gave Lambiase the necessary experience to link up with Verstappen early in the Dutchman’s career, as they were able to form a three-time world championship-winning partnership that the Brit does not want to repeat with another driver.
“I had experience working with multiple drivers before Max, and that was one of the biggest helps in terms of hitting the ground running with him,” Lambiase added. “I think if I would have been a newbie to my role – I won’t quite say he would have eaten me alive, but I’m not sure he would have had that respect for a junior engineer.”
