Marko: 'Ferrari was fastest on both tyre tests today'

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22:31, 18 Jun 2023

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."

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	292
2	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	211
3	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	191
4	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	186
5	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	167
6	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	145
7	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	120
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	71
9	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	59
10	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	41
11	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	31
12	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	27
13	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
14	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	10
15	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	7
16	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
17	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
18	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	3
19	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	3
20	Yuki Tsunoda Yuki Tsunoda	Racing BullsRCB	1
21	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0
22	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
23	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0

Marko: 'Ferrari was fastest on both tyre tests today'

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