Verstappen poaches new personal trainer from Sainz

Red Bull has found a new personal trainer for Max Verstappen in Rupert Manwaring following the departure of Bradley Scanes.

28 November 2023

Max Verstappen has poached Carlos Sainz's personal trainer Rupert Manwaring ahead of the 2024 Formula 1 season. Manwaring has worked with Sainz since his F1 debut in 2015, but after eight seasons at the side of the Spaniard has elected to move to Red Bull to replace the departing Bradley Scanes. Manwaring works with Hintsa Performance, the performance coaching company launched by the late Dr Aki Hinsta, who worked with Lewis Hamilton and Mika Hakkinen. He died in 2016 after battling cancer. In a twist of fate, Verstappen's father Jos also worked with Manwaring's own father, also called Rupert. during his racing career.

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