Max Verstappen has praised Red Bull’s decision to promote his race engineer, Gianpiero Lambiase to the head of racing. Despite taking on additional responsibili

The Dutchman was punished for using an expletive during a session with the media on Thursday. In his 15-minute meeting with the officials, it is understood Verstappen apologised for his language, which comes just days after FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem announced a crackdown on swearing and other vulgar terms.

With Ferrari, Mercedes pushing hard, McLaren will still have to battle at a track where Red Bull is off the pace and Verstappen has never won.