25/07/2025 11:32
Max Verstappen is to be without regular F1 race engineer Gianpiero
Lambiase once again, during the Belgian Grand Prix weekend.
Lambiase, who had never previously missed a race since Verstappen
joined the team in 2016, skipped the recent Austrian GP due to
personal circumstances, with Daniel Ricciardo's former engineer
Simon Rennie taking his place. Lambiase returned for the British
Grand Prix where Verstappen finished fifth, but for the Sprint
weekend at Spa, RacingNews365 can confirm Lambiase is again due to
be absent and Rennie will deputise for a second time. Rennie first
worked with Mark Webber at Red Bull in 2014, before pairing up with
Ricciardo in 2014 for his five-year stay with the team. The Briton
then moved into a factory-based role for 2019, before returning to
engineer Alex Albon in 2020. Rennie was the engineer subject to
Kimi Raikkonen's iconic "leave me alone" message when he was at
Lotus during the 2012 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
