Helmut Marko, Red Bull F1 Motorsports Advisor, said Red Bull Racing “doesn’t count the number of chicks before the eggs change” for the 2022 F1 World Championship. talk.
Max Verstappen leads the world championships, with teammate Sergio Perez winning Monaco, six points behind second-ranked Charles Leclerc.
But when asked if he had already chilled the festive champagne, Helmut Marko told Osterreich that it was “nonsense.”
“I was just doing math. There are still 15 races in front of us. Even (George) Russell is only 41 points behind Verstappen. There is still everything possible.”
Moreover, Helmut Marko doesn’t even want to exclude the Mercedes F1 from the three-way championship battle.
“Their cars are getting faster every day and the top times are already at or above our level,” Helmut Marko said.
“You really shouldn’t give up on them.”
“If Mercedes suddenly regains control of everything, Hamilton will come back.”
But so far in 2022, it was George Russell who dominated the seventh F1 World Champion, Lewis Hamilton, and many experts have turned their attention to the “peaceful transition.”
“Vettel is as much against Lewis as Ricardo when everything went well with us,” Helmut Marko said.
But now Daniel Ricciardo is having a harder time at McLaren, and Zak Brown is reportedly looking for a way to break the 2023 contract.
“It’s sad to see what’s happening to Daniel at this point,” Helmut Marko said of a former Red Bull driver.
However, Sergio Perez has extended his contract for another two years, leaving no seats available for Red Bull Racing.
“We extended with him the Friday before Monaco,” Helmut Marko revealed.
“Pairing drivers like this is really fun. We have already won five times this year.”
But Helmut Marko says F1 World Champion Max Verstappen will not be confused by the factors of Sergio Perez.
“Max stays calm. He’s confident enough,” Helmut Marko said.
Regarding Ferrari, Helmut Marko believes Charles Leclerc is under pressure to win his first real F1 World Champion.
“Ferrari is under pressure and Leclerc is struggling with it,” Helmut Marko said.
“As a result, he makes a mistake, but that’s the race.”
“In Monaco we forced Ferrari to react to our pit tactics, and they instinctively made the wrong reaction.”
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