Helmut Marko: 'Max wasn't at the limit by a long shot'

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Rain chaos threatens in the last GP before the summer break. Helmut Marko explains what to expect.

When the Red Bull motorsport chief takes off for Belgium, he should have rain gear in his luggage. The forecast for the classic race in Spa is "typical Ardennes weather" is forecast for the classic race in Spa: Rain on all three days (probability between 82 and 90%), fresh wind and moderate temperatures. temperatures. In an interview with ÖSTERREICH, Marko explains why the competitors will have to dress even warmer.

ÖSTERREICH: A question for Helmut Marko, the art lover: At the Norris destroyed the valuable Herend porcelain winner's trophy. did you find that as funny as the drivers on the podium? podium?

Helmut Marko: The Hungarians are famous for their love of valuable of valuable porcelain. Even in our day, they had beautiful bowls and vases. The copy of the goblet is coming to our factory, and I will teach and I will teach Max to appreciate the original that he is replacing. appreciate. This is Hungarian tradition, and the young people have to learn it first. understand.

ÖSTERREICH: Apart from mishaps at the podium ceremony, nothing can stop Verstappen, though, can it?

Marko: Well, when the car is not in the best possible position, as in Budapest qualifying, we feel that the others are getting closer.

ÖSTERREICH: Nevertheless, at 33.731 seconds, there was the biggest lead in almost two years ...

Marko: That's true, in race trim we are far ahead. ahead. Max could have gone even faster, he was nowhere near the limit. he was nowhere near the limit.

ÖSTERREICH: In view of the Red Bull superiority, Toto Wolff says, is like Formula 1 versus Formula 2. So why isn't Perez second every time? second every time?

Marko: He's already clearly better anyway, moving up from from 9th on the grid to 3rd. At last he has also made it into Q3 again. You can see an upward trend.

ÖSTERREICH: Is it true that Perez got into trouble with you because he destroyed his car on Friday? destroyed his car on Friday, which revealed the underbody during the recovery? the underbody?

Marko: What do you want to hear now? Fortunately there was little to see in contrast to the presentation in Monte Carlo. The underbody construction is very complicated, and the aerodynamics affect the on the driving behavior.

AUSTRIA: Ricciardo was involved in a crash in his first race for AlphaTauri. race for AlphaTauri. How satisfied are you with his comeback?

Marko: It was a perfect debut, Daniel would have been in the would have been in the points. It was absolutely right to bring him in. He brings a positive mood and energy.

ÖSTERREICH: Maybe we'll score points at Spa, what can we expect there?

Marko: Rain - and that's where the Verstappenness will come into play. (laughs at the slip of the tongue, editor), I mean the Verstappen superiority will be even more glaring.