Red Bull Kingpin Warns Lewis Hamilton & Co. of Verstappen’s Onslaught – “Max Will Be Even Faster”

Helmut Marko has recently opened up on Red Bull’s star driver, Max Verstappen. The former racing driver has revealed that Max is the fastest as per the third day of testing, and he’ll be even faster. With the new regulations set in place and the 2022 season opener right around the corner, Max Verstappen is now to defend his title as he takes on the likes of Lewis Hamilton at the Bahrain Grand Prix. The Austrian team has impressed everyone at the testing. Despite some minute drawbacks, the Bulls have mostly been in the top half of the timesheet, in Barcelona as well as Bahrain.

Red Bull advisor, Helmut Marko, while talking about Verstappen, has conveyed in an interview, “You can count on that. With the title last year, he achieved his goal in life. But as everyone could hear on the radio at the finale, he wants to savor this feeling in the years to come. And you can believe me: Max will be even faster, he is in the prime of racing age.”

“The most important thing is that we are the fastest again this year. But, I remember from last year that Mercedes was also behind in the test days. But we are primarily concerned with our car, and we are doing well there.” the 78-year-old further asserted on Red Bull’s chances this year.

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What’s next for Max Verstappen?

After some relentless years at Red Bull, Max finally achieved his dream. The 24-year-old is finally a world champion. Despite all the setbacks, the late lunge in the last of Abu Dhabi is something he’ll never forget. Moreover, having signed a brand new $50M contract with the Austrian team, Max will look to make the most of it. Not on this, but The former Toro Rosso Driver would also race with the number #1 on his car.

With the new season to commence next week, the job might have gotten harder for the Dutchman. Now, he has to defend his title against the resilient Lewis Hamilton. Hamilton who’ll eye for his record-breaking eighth world championship would surely go all in for this title fight in 2022.

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The fans have every reason to believe that this year’s potential Verstappen – Hamilton rivalry would go down as one of the best in the history of F1. It’ll be interesting to see who gets to have the last laugh as this much anticipated season comes to an end at 2022 Abu Dhabi.