Marko: "It was a race incident"

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20:05, 01 Nov 2020

Helmut Marko reacted to the failure of Max Verstappen. The Red Bull Racing advisor was disappointed that a blowout made it impossible for the Dutchman to cash in on his second place in the Grand Prix at the Imola circuit. Valtteri Bottas thus lost almost twenty points in the battle for P2 in the World Cup.

"Yes, it was not all right," says Marko in conversation with Sky Sport. With two failures and only one point finish of Daniil Kvyat the number of WC points was rather meager. During the interview with the German medium, the man from Graz congratulates the passing Kvyat.

Concerning Verstappen and Gasly, Marko said Sunday afternoon. "There seems to have been a part on the track. The Emilia GP could therefore be summarized very briefly. "It was not a good day."

Marko doesn't blame anyone

Alexander Albon came no further than fifteenth. It was a remarkable incident and it does not seem to have done Albon's chances for the 2021 seat next to Verstappen any good. Yet Marko defends the British Thai. "It was a race incident."

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	131
2	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	88
3	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	75
4	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	72
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	58
6	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	48
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	43
8	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	20
9	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	16
11	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	15
12	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	14
13	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
14	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	5
15	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	1
17	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	1
18	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
19	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
20	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
21	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0
22	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	0

Marko: "It was a race incident"

Marko doesn't blame anyone

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