Max Verstappen’s former Red Bull ally Calum Nicholas recalled taking Verstappen and Co. for a lap around Silverstone, where the pressure proved higher than expected.

Verstappen wanted Nicholas – his former senior engine technician – to get his foot down in his Audi RS6. Gianpiero Lambiase meanwhile – Verstappen’s race engineer – was getting rather twitchy on a cold pre-season day in Northamptonshire.

The ‘nerve-wracking’ Silverstone lap with Max Verstappen

Speaking in a video on his Instagram page, Nicholas told the story of how he volunteered to take Verstappen for a lap around Silverstone before he headed out in Red Bull’s car for the upcoming season.

Lambiase – affectionately known as ‘GP’ – came up with the idea, and Nicholas raised his hand for what was meant to be some simple re

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