Max Verstappen slams Red Bull car woes and engineer’s marginalisation

Four‑time world champion Max Verstappen expressed frustration after a race where his Red Bull car suffered balance and rear‑wing closing problems, leaving him off the podium. He told reporters he would have preferred a pit‑lane start, saying, “I would have rather started from the pit lane,” and noted that the car’s lack of top speed and unstable handling made the event “extremely dangerous.”

At the same time, reports indicate that Red Bull is increasingly isolating Verstappen’s long‑time race engineer Gianpiero Lambiase. The team is limiting his access to information, and it is confirmed that Lambiase will move to McLaren by 2028. The Dutch newspaper described the situation as “not a healthy situation,” highlighting internal tensions as the team copes with a broader staff exodus.