Ferrari’s Reality Check Forces Christian Horner to Call “Truce” With Helmut Marko Ahead of Canadian GP

The Red Bull ‘power struggle’ initiated after the scandalous Christian Horner investigation has finally ended. Moreover, the reigning World Champions were plagued by internal tension between a divided team – Christian Horner v/s Helmut Marko, Max Verstappen, and Jos Verstappen. The civil war continued at some level while their on-track performance wasn’t affected. But now that Ferrari has concretely threatened the 2024 championship, Red Bull was forced to make peace within.

In the opening few 2024 race weekends, Verstappen continued his dominance from last year. While that happened, his father Jos confirmed a ‘power struggle’ going on in the background. Exit rumors of the 3-time champion floated around and negativity overshadowed their season start. Finally, after Adrian Newey’s exit and Charles Leclerc’s overwhelming Monaco GP victory, Horner and Marko have put their battle aside.

“We have made a truce,” Marko told Krone. “We will combine all our forces,” he emphasized, making a battle cry to overcome Ferrari and McLaren’s threats. “Even if we are no longer superior, we want to win. But we definitely want to get the maximum out of it and look towards the world championship title.”

Now that sounds like something reigning World Champions would say. Though their brief battle is behind them, the unsolved investigation still looms, albeit not unbearably. Irrespective, the focus now shifts to the Canadian GP.

Helmut Marko relies on freakish weather to help Max Verstappen overcome Ferrari in Canada

Only a few drivers in F1 history have managed to master wet-weather racing. Ayrton Senna, Max Verstappen, and Lewis Hamilton are a few great names. Going into the Canadian GP weekend, the bumpy Montreal track is a big weakness for Red Bull. The RB20 is rather ineffective on such circuits.

But because Verstappen shines like a diamond under the rain, Helmut Marko is praying to the weather gods for a wet Montreal weekend. “The fact is, we are not going to Canada as favorites!” the 81-year-old exclaimed. “If the rain comes, the Max factor will come back!”

It is surprising how the Milton Keynes outfit has signed Sergio Perez for 2 more years but still relies on their 3-time champion for some magic. McLaren isn’t expecting too brilliant of a performance in Montreal, but Ferrari will double down after a successful Monaco GP. Will a new, peaceful atmosphere in the garage be the answer to Red Bull’s recent struggles?