Marko won't do anything 'risky': "Main opponent is Hamilton"

"Our main opponent is Hamilton," Marko said in a conversation with Servus TV. The 78-year-old Austrian says he will not do 'risky' things in the battle with Ferrari for victory in Monaco.

Still, the Milton Keynes-based outfit's top man knows that a driver like Verstappen will not stay second without looking at where the chances are for a win in the narrow streets of Monte Carlo. "We have Max Verstappen. And if he sees an opportunity, he will try to take it."

A fifth pole position for Verstappen in Formula 1 was not in the cards this weekend due to adverse conditions. Based on pure speed it would have been possible, Marko argues: "Max was ahead of Leclerc according to our data, but then the red flag came..."