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Marko confirms: Peace has returned to Red Bull Racing

26 July at 18:45
  • Sandy van Wijngaarden

After Max Verstappen finished in P1 and P3 in Friday's practice sessions respectively, Helmut Marko still foreshadowed a difficult weekend of the Dutchman, because of his 10-place grid penalty for Sunday's race. Talking to GPblog, the Austrian advisor also underlined that the conflict 

In FP2, Max Verstappen finished in P3 behind the two McLaren cars after a challenging weekend at the Hungarian Grand Prix, where he eventually finished in P5. The Dutchman however confidently topped FP1 beforehand at Spa.

Marko: 'Problem is sorted'

Things did not go as well for the Dutchman side of the Red Bull Racing garage in Hungary. Verstappen was very dissatisfied with the performance of his car and the strategy also caused some setbacks on track. The three-time world champion also voiced his concerns about the aforementioned problems over the team radio explicitly.

Talking to GPblog, Marko explained that the problem has now been sorted: "It's sorted," the advisor began. Whether a discussion about what happened was needed, the Austrian continued: "No, no, it's sorted, it’s not a problem. It happens and now everything is fine."