Max Verstappen highlighted in Hungary the prominent role played by "insanely calm" Red Bull principal strategy engineer Hannah Schmitz, whose calls on the pitwall helped him secure his eighth win of the season. Verstappen faced a difficult task last Sunday at the Hungaroring after an engine issue in qualifying had left the Dutchman a lowly P10 on the grid. Red Bull had originally planned to start both its drivers on the hard tyre to allow for a long first stint during which they would try and carve their way through the first half of the field. But with grip at a premium amid Sunday's cool temperatures, the team opted for a late switch on the grid to the soft compound rubber, a...
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