{"id":27379,"date":"2024-11-30T05:02:47","date_gmt":"2024-11-30T10:02:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/?p=27379"},"modified":"2024-11-30T10:59:56","modified_gmt":"2024-11-30T15:59:56","slug":"helmut-marko-for-us-its-all-about-max","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/2024\/11\/30\/helmut-marko-for-us-its-all-about-max\/","title":{"rendered":"Helmut Marko: &#8220;For us, it&#8217;s all about Max&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>According to Red Bull&#8217;s Helmut Marko, there is nobody that can replicate the impact of<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/2024\/10\/30\/max-verstappen-engine-penalty-likely-at-upcoming-brazilian-gp\/\" target=\"_self\"> Max Verstappen<\/a>. He argues that Verstappen is front and centre of the team&#8217;s approach to race weekends.<\/p>\n<h2>Marko: Nobody can do what Verstappen does<\/h2>\n<p>Heading into next season, there will be a plethora of elite drivers competing at the front.<\/p>\n<p>Verstappen, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/2024\/11\/24\/hamilton-vegas-win-would-have-been-a-breeze-with-better-qualifying\/\" target=\"_self\">Hamilton<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/2024\/11\/13\/charles-leclerc-i-am-sure-ferrari-will-be-next-world-champions\/\" target=\"_self\">Leclerc<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/2024\/11\/30\/russell-im-ready-to-win-the-championship-in-the-right-car\/\" target=\"_self\">Russell<\/a> and Norris can all have realistic ambitions of becoming Champions in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>However, unlike their rivals, Red Bull&#8217;s current driver line-up is extremely imbalanced.<\/p>\n<p>Max Verstappen scores the vast majority of the team&#8217;s points, with Sergio Perez rarely present in the top 6 positions.<\/p>\n<p>Although this has already proven costly in the constructors, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/2024\/11\/29\/helmut-marko-tsunoda-needs-more-stability-for-red-bull-seat\/\" target=\"_self\">Helmut Marko<\/a> sees things from another perspective:<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Hamilton and Leclerc will take points from each other,&#8221;<\/em> he told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraaf.nl\/sport\/1124697513\/helmut-marko-over-speciale-band-met-loyale-verstappen-bij-ons-draait-het-alleen-om-max-geen-andere-coureur-zou-hier-kampioen-worden\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Telegraaf<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"HUtJOLh4Q394xLILeOiWWQ\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/2186600476\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'HUtJOLh4Q394xLILeOiWWQ',sig:'KLRXicv9Etz45-sLAzNL1_bEH1_oVczzjVPZO18W7tQ=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'2186600476',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Norris and Piastri too. For us, it&#8217;s all about Max.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;There is no other driver who fits in with our environment, who would also become Champion.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<h4>Red Bull give up the teams championship<\/h4>\n<p>These comments indicate that Red Bull are somewhat accepting of having one driver contributing the majority of points.<\/p>\n<p>Considering they have kept <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/2024\/11\/29\/jenson-button-delivers-verdict-on-sergio-perezs-future\/\" target=\"_self\">Sergio Perez<\/a> until now, perhaps the relatively little importance they give to the constructors title is clear.<\/p>\n<p>However, Marko&#8217;s comments still suffer from a clear oversight. It is true that McLaren, Ferrari and Mercedes have drivers who take points from each other.<\/p>\n<p>When <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/2024\/10\/27\/andrea-stella-mistakes-from-norris-and-piastri-were-costly\/\" target=\"_self\">Norris and Piastri<\/a> or Leclerc and Sainz fight for position, plenty of headlines follow soon after.<\/p>\n<p>With that said, what is often overlooked is that these pairings are also take points away from their rivals.<\/p>\n<p>For example, despite all the discussion about Piastri costing Norris points, the Australian has finished ahead of Verstappen at 6 different races this year.<\/p>\n<p>Whilst these results will not necessarily generate huge attention, they still helped to limit Verstappen&#8217;s points.<\/p>\n<p>The opposite is true for <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/2024\/11\/23\/yuki-tsunoda-i-know-what-i-could-do-in-a-red-bull\/\" target=\"_self\">Red Bull<\/a>, who could not rely on Perez to take points away from Norris this year.<\/p>\n<p>In any case, the reigning Champions seem more than content to overlook their failings in the constructors standings for the sake of Verstappen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to Red Bull&#8217;s Helmut Marko, there is nobody that can replicate the impact of Max Verstappen. He argues that Verstappen is front and centre of the team&#8217;s approach to race weekends. Marko: Nobody can do what Verstappen does Heading into next season, there will be a plethora of elite drivers competing at the front. 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