Marko hopeful about Verstappen: 'We are dreaming of a win'

Max Verstappen seemed to be facing a very difficult weekend, but that changed on Saturday afternoon during the sprint race. While the Dutchman took the second spot, Hamilton had to settle for fifth.

Bottas' penalty moves all the drivers up a place, leaving Verstappen at the front of the grid and Hamilton in fourth. It doesn't seem difficult for Hamilton to get to the front of the grid with his faster car on the Italian circuit, but the starting grid shows the difficulty.

McLaren make it difficult for Hamilton

McLaren drivers Daniel Ricciardo and Lando Norris are still between Verstappen and Hamilton and could make things incredibly difficult for the Brit. Red Bull Racing advisor Helmut Marko is very surprised at the current situation for the Austrian racing stable. "So far this weekend has been a fairytale for us," he told Motorsport.com.

Verstappen is five points ahead in the world championship for now, but a win could take him further into the lead. Marko is not yet daring to say where the race will lead. "At the moment we are dreaming of a win or at least a podium. And that is already more than we dared to dream of beforehand."