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?