Helmut Marko warns Max Verstappen ‘can’t drive whole season on the limit’

Helmut Marko is concerned Red Bull can't keep relyinꦏg on Max Verstappen's brilliance.

Max Verstappen (NLD) Red Bull Racing RB20. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 10, Spanish Grand Prix, Barcelona, Spain, Race
Max Verstappen (NLD) Red Bull Racing RB20. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 10, Spanish Grand…

Red Bull F1 advisor Helmut Marko has warned 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen “cannot drive a whole season on the limit” following his latest triumph a𝓀t the Spanish Grand Prix.

Verstappen clinched his seventh victory of F1 2024 in impressive fashion, fending off McLaren’s 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lando Norris.

McLaren argu𓃲ably had the quicker car on race✅ day but it was Verstappen once again who came away with the victory.

It’s been a recurring theme 🎃this year with McLaren having the edge on pace (Miami and Canada as wel🎐l) but Verstappen ultimately winning.

However, Marko has expressꦑed concerns that Red Bull can’t keep relying on Verstappen’s brilliance this year amid McLaren’s strong form.

Speaking t🐼o Austrian publication , Marko said: “Max cannot drive a whole season on the limit either. Th♕e overtaking manoeuvre with which he took the lead was extraordinary even for him.

“Max wins b𝓡ecause he is so confident, not because the car is so good.”

On the other side of the Red Bull garage, it was a torrid weekend for 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Sergio Perez.

Perez pipped Alpine’s 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Pierre Gasly to finish eighth in Barcelona.

Sergio Perez (MEX) Red Bull Racing RB20. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 10, Spanish Grand Prix, Barcelona, Spain, Race
Sergio Perez (MEX) Red Bull Racing RB20. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 10, Spanish Grand…

Assessing Perez’s performance, Marko conceded that the tight nature of🐲 F1 currently is making things more difficult.

“Chec♔o started much further b♊ack," he added. “But it's true. Now that everything is so close together, you can't afford weaknesses.”

Despite a difficult weekend for Perez, Red Bull still extend💧ed 𒁃their lead in the drivers’ championship.

As a result, Marko welcomes Mercedes𒅌’ improved competitiveness as they will be able to take🐟 points off Ferrari and McLaren - Red Bull’s main rivals this year.

"If Mercedesღ is there now, it will work out well for us and our calculations of t🐭he world championship," he explained.

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