Kada Sárközi joined GPblog as an editor ahead of the 2023 Formula 1 season. He graduated with a BA in Sports Journalism in the UK and has covered Grands Prix and other F1 events live.
Helmut Marko is relieved that Max Verstapen managed to take victory in the Canadian Grand Prix. The Red Bull Racing driver had a 10-second lead at the finish, but the Austrian racing stable had expected things to be a little easier for Verstappen.
"It wasn't easy, we had problems with the hard tyres to get them up to temperature. The race was harder than we thought. But luckily Ferrari started further back, as they were fastest on both sets of tyres (the mediums and the hard tyres, ed.)," Marko told television station ServusTV.
Marko saw that Verstappen had two moments. "One time a bird flew into him. The bird did the car no good, but the radiator was fine. And one time he [Max] stubbornly went over the kerbs. Maybe he was looking at the TV screens, he often does that," laughs the 80-year-old Austrian. "But it's incredible what kind of overview Max has and what kind of overcapacity he has."
Milestone for Red Bull
Red Bull has now won 100 times in Formula 1. Marko is only too proud of it. "It has been achieved, thank God. We could never have dreamt of this. We are heading to Austria (for the next GP, ed.). That will be a people's party."
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