Red Bull's F1 mechanic Callum Nicholas reveals what Max Verstappen is really like | evo India

Callum Nicholas spent 10 years as a senior power unit assembly technician at Red Bull Racing — building and servicing Redbull F1 race engines, a part of the pit crew on three world record pit stops, and living through the most intense championship battle in modern Formula 1 history. In this episode of the evo India Podcast, Callum Nicholas talks about what Max Verstappen is actually like behind closed doors — why winning by 10 seconds is never enough for him, why he never stops pushing, and what makes him different from every other driver on the Formula 1 grid right now. He takes us inside Abu Dhabi 2021 — the safety car, the 15-second radio call, and where exactly Callum Nicholas was when the most dramatic finish in F1 history unfolded. He breaks down the world record 1.8-second pit stop at Brazil, the Sergio Perez stop in Russia that went badly wrong, and what a sub-two-second stop actually feels and sounds like from the garage floor. He also talks about Red Bull Powertrains building a Formula 1 engine from a gravel car park from scratch in four years — now outperforming manufacturers with 75 years of F1 engine experience — and why 2022 meant more to him personally than 2021. 0:00 Precap 0:14 Introduction 0:25 Who is Calum Nicholas and his role at the Red Bull F1 team 1:31 Being a part of the world record pit stop crew 3:00 The feeling of an under 2sec pitstop 3:57 One pit stop that will stay with him forever 4:51 Are injuries common during pit stops? 6:05 Working with Max Verstappen 6:31 What is Max Verstappen's secret sauce 8:38 Any other driver that is close to Verstappen's mindset 9:54 The Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2021 12:50 The whole moment when the safety car was deployed to the end of the race 16:05 Was that the most cherished championship 16:57 Current F1 regulations 19:08 Red Bull powertrains 20:03 Was there a base from Honda for the engine? 20:47 A road car with a Red Bull powertrain? #evoIndia #redbullracing #formulaone #f1 #formula1 Want more #ThrillOfDriving videos? Subscribe to the evo India channel: https://bit.ly/2VfzioP Read our stories here: https://evoindia.com/ Buy #EvoIndiamagazine here: www.evoindia.com/magazine Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/evoindia/ Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/evoindia/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/evoindia Official merchandise on 100kmph: http://www.100kmph.com/evoindia