Max Verstappen has proven himself time and time again and his engineer has been the exact support system he needs. Once Vettel hired Gianpiero as the Head Race Engineer, Red Bull’s unstoppable dominance came right with it. After their successful 2022 season, with them winning 15 of the races and a World Championship, Max Verstappen won his second title and was the driver with the most wins in one season.
This season, Red Bull has done the unthinkable and brought home 12 consecutive wins in a season. It is also the season with Red Bull winning all the races so far. Max Verstappen’s engineer, on the other hand, has done an incredible job which in turn has helped Max navigate through the races. His accurate and direct communications over the radio are greatly known to everyone.
While Verstappen and Gianpiero can be heard arguing like an “old married couple”, they also understand each other clearly. Gianpiero’s savage radio messages, however, have gained a lot of popularity lately. Everyone is impressed by how blunt the engineer can be despite talking to the hotheaded-Dutchman.
Gianpiero throws spicy remark at Max Verstappen during the Belgian GP
Looks like Verstappen’s radio with his engineer went viral once again after Gianpiero bashed the two-time champion in a sassy way. the Dutchman started from P6 for the race, but soon gained his place to the top. But during this battle back to the top, Verstappen’s tires degraded.
However, Max Verstappen went on to chase the fastest lap, which could create an issue with the tires in the long run. This is when Gianpiero was heard on the Dutchman’s radio with the sassiest message ever.
The race engineer said, “This tire had reasonable deg in the first stint, I’d suggest you use your head a bit more”
GP to Verstappen after another fastest lap: “This tyre had reasonable deg in the first stint, I’d suggest you use your head a bit more”
It feels surprisingly spicy between those two this weekend given the huge margin Verstappen has #F1 #BelgianGP
— Chris Medland (@ChrisMedlandF1) July 30, 2023
Calling him out for pushing on the tires that were already used up. This exchange between them left people guessing if the two still had some tensions considering their qualification exchange. The spicy exchange was highlighted and became talked about.
Although Verstappen’s little mistake, Gianpiero and the Dutchman were able to drive the car till the end. Red Bull has won their 13th consecutive win of the season, the first team to ever achieve this. While Max Verstappen is only one race win away from equalling Sebastian Vettel‘s 9 consecutive wins.
The Dutchman has won 10 of the races this season so far and manages to win the races from behind the grid. Meanwhile, Sergio Perez has found himself on the podium yet again winning right behind Verstappen, with a double Red Bull podium.