Red Bull mechanic reveals 'incredible' Max Verstappen story that stunned Lewis Hamilton

Ole Schack has just completed his final weekend as head mechanic at Red Bull Racing, and he has been remembering some of the iconic moments working with Max Verstappen and co.

Over more than two decades with the Austrian team, Schack witnessed countless memorable moments and one standout race was the incredible 2020 Hungarian Grand Prix, where Verstappen finished second despite crashing during the reconnaissance lap.

The flying Dutchman had qualified seventh at a wet Hungaroring and crashed at Turn 12 while on his way to the grid on intermediate tires.

Although Verstappen managed to bring the RB16 back to the grid, the entire left-front suspension was broken, leaving his team facing a daunting race against time.

Thanks to an incredible effort from the Red Bull mechanics, the car was repaired just before the scheduled race start and Verstappen fought his way up five places to secure second.

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“That was my front suspension,” Schack recalled with a laugh while speaking to Viaplay about the incident.

“You obviously don’t expect your driver to end up in the gravel on the way to the grid, but Max was just working on his gearbox settings and then he hit the wall.

"The 20 minutes we had for repairs went by really fast. Normally, you are relaxed on the grid. I wouldn’t say we were stressed, because we worked in an organised way.

"Everyone knew their job. I thought, ‘We’ve taken this front suspension apart so many times, we can do this quickly.’ It might not have looked neat, but there was no doubt we’d get it done in time.”

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“He rewarded us by finishing second, which was incredible,” the Dane continued.

Verstappen was immensely grateful to his mechanics - describing them as “legends” after the race. The lightning fast fix also left Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes stunned by what had just happened.

Schack revealed: “To come back from something like that, especially when he didn’t even know before the start if he would have a car for the race, and then to still earn a podium… I remember Hamilton from Mercedes was told that Max was behind him and he said, ‘I thought you said Max wasn’t even racing!’ But to their surprise, we made it happen.”

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