There is something quite unique about Max Verstappen; the more you believe you know the Dutchman, the more the 25-year-old starts to reveal his hidden depths. Following the Dutch driver’s strong performance at the Sakhir Circuit, Red Bull Taskmaster Helmut Marko has revealed a secret that might surprise Formula One fans.

Red Bull’s entire team is ecstatic following Verstappen’s victory in Sakhir, which marked the team’s first opening-race victory since the 2011 campaign. Their success in Bahrain has them so pleased that chief advisor Helmut Marko stated that Verstappen was watching Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso’s titanic clash on the screen while racing.

On the starting grid, Fernando Alonso was in front of Hamilton, but the Mercedes cars caught up to him on the opening lap. As the race progressed, the Aston Martin vehicles were displaying greater speed than the Mercedes drivers could handle. However, in the end, Alonso was able to surpass Lewis Hamilton and then beat Carlos Sainz to third place.

While talking to OE24, the Red Bull taskmaster revealed “After the race, I wanted to show the images to Max. But he said he had already watched everything on the big screen during the race.” The F1 fans quickly filled the comments area when Helmut Marko shared this short story, some of them even tried to poke fun while mentioning Kelly Piquet.

After Helmut Marko delivered the brief Max Verstappen story, Twitter F1 enthusiasts swamped the comments section

The bulk of the Formula One community believes that Red Bull will easily win both world championships in 2023 following the 1-2 result of Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez. However, while hailing Verstappen’s dominance, some of the fans were found mentioning Kelly Piquet, but why?

Verstappen actually outran every other driver while competing on the F1 track, so some users made fun of other trailing drivers while speculating that the race seemed so easy for the Dutchman that might be texting his girlfriend. Indirectly, the admirers praised the 25-year-old’s dominance. Some of the reactions are given below.

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The spectator can’t control their emotions while praising the surreal dominance of Verstappen.

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The Bahrain Grand Prix was a complete package for F1 fans who not only got to see Max Verstappen and Red Bull in full control but also relive the battle between two longtime rivals. Since Red Bull has already established itself as being significantly superior to all other teams, do you believe that any other team will be able to compete with the Austrian outfit?