SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium, July 30 (Reuters) - "Sparky" radio exchanges between Max Verstappen and his long-time race engineer Gianpiero "GP" Lambiase entertained a global audience during Sunday's Belgian Grand Prix but also raised questions about the rapport between the two.
Verstappen, completely dominant on track with his eighth win in a row for Red Bull, said all was fine and the pair had a very good relationship.
"You used a lot of tyre on the out-lap Max, not sure that was sensible," the engineer observed in another comment.
"GP and Max have been together since the first race that Max stepped into the car," he added.
"To race engineer Max Verstappen you've got to have strength of character, because he is one tough customer and many race engineers would crumble under that pressure," he said.
Persons:
Max Verstappen, Gianpiero, Lambiase, Red Bull, Verstappen, Helmut Marko, Max, Christian Horner, you've, Jason Statham, Horner, Max Verstappen you've, Alan Baldwin, Hugh Lawson
Organizations:
Belgian, Prix, Red Bull, Team, Thomson
Locations:
Belgium