Red Bull Boss Hopes For Delay in Max Verstappen’s Championship Wrap Up

Ferrari started the season on a high. They posted some early wins when Red Bull were struggling with their car. Helmut Marko reflects on what went wrong at the start of the season, how they recovered from it, and where Ferrari have faltered. He also has a reason why he does not want Max to win the title at the Singapore GP.

Helmut Marko is known to be a straight talker. He minces no words even if it comes to criticizing his own team and drivers. This time, though, it’s Ferrari on his radar. Not only that but he also has an interesting take on Max’s champion run.

Marko’s desire to win in Japan rather than Singapore

Max Verstappen is currently leading comfortably with a 116 points lead over Charles Leclerc. If he wins and a couple of other results go in his favor, they might crown him the champion in Singapore.

In a recent interview with Austrian broadcaster ORF, Helmut Marko reflected on the 2022 season so far. This is where he expressed his desire for Max to win the championship at the Japanese Grand Prix and not Singapore.

He said, “From a marketing point of view, it would be better to take the title in Japan , due to our partnership with Honda.”(Translated using Google)

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While he was at it, the Red Bull advisor also talked about how the current undefeatable Red Bull car developed over the season.

Helmut Marko on Red Bull’s early season woes and Ferrari’s current slump

Marko talked about their car’s excessive weight, which was the reason why Red Bull did not start the season on a strong note. He told how this weight problem was overcome and how the car was developed to Max’s liking.

He said, “when we reduced the weight, two or three kilos per race, we saw improvements, along with a very intense development program. And we focused on the front of the car. Max needs a car that can attack the front, what happens with the rear doesn’t interest him that much.”

The Red Bull advisor compared how Red Bull’s car kept improving throughout the season, while Ferrari had their own issues. Marko said, “Our car has gradually improved more and more, while Ferrari has shown technical defects, associated with driving errors of the drivers and the gap has become a comfortable advantage”.

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Helmut Marko is willing to wait for another GP to see his protégé take his second title. But are Max fans onboard with that thought?