Verstappen calls Singapore podium with Lambiase special

Max Verstappen’s first Singapore win ended with an unexpected moment: engineer Gianpiero Lambiase beside him on the podium. Verstappen said he had not expected Lambiase to be there and called sharing the moment special; Lambiase is due to leave Red Bull for McLaren in 2028.

At the post-race press conference, Verstappen recalled Lambiase telling him in Las Vegas the previous year that it might be his last podium. Verstappen had answered that they would win many more together.

For a long time, Verstappen said, it had not seemed likely they would win more together; he thought he had nearly proved himself wrong.