Marko sees advantage for Red Bull in 2025: 'We won't have that problem'

Helmut Marko sees a possible advantage for Red Bull Racing over other Formula 1 teams in 2025. The consultant expects a lot of internal rivalries within the teams, but does not think there will be any between Max Verstappen and his new teammate Liam Lawson.

Earlier, Marko indicated that, especially at McLaren and Ferrari, he expects a robust rivalry between the teammates there. According to the 81-year-old Austrian, it is clear that at Ferrari, a battle will unfold between Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton, and that at Mercedes, it is a matter of waiting to see to what extent Andrea Kimi Antonelli will be able to battle early on with George Russell.

Also at McLaren, Marko expects to see a battle between teammates Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri. The Red Bull advisor sees that as a possible advantage for his own team: "I think Piastri will not be satisfied with a role as number two. So there are internal rivalries, which I don't think we will have with Liam Lawson," he told Sport.de.

As for Lawson's expectations in his first year at Red Bull, Marko is clear: "He should be three-tenths off Max in both qualifying and the race. That should be enough to score points for the constructors' championship and then gradually improve, if possible." According to Marko, though, it is very important that Lawson accepts that Verstappen is the better driver and that he should not go all out to try to beat the Dutchman.

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