F1 British GP: Helmut Marko buzzes with confidence ahead of British GP: The chief advisor of the Red Bull team, Helmut Marko has asserted that the team has dominated the 2022 season and sent a solid message out to Lewis Hamilton and Ferrari. Red Bull have won seven of the initial nine Grands Prix this season and are 76 points clear at the top of the F1 Constructors’ Championship standings. Follow Formula 1 Updates and British Grand Prix Live on InsideSport.IN.
“The main thing is you have to finish and avoid those reliability things. We also had a Sprint race, which helped us a lot to get more points. We have an unbelievable run now – normally in the first half of the season we were always catching up and now are dominating. You have to say that if you win seven races out of the first nine, that is domination,” Marko added.
F1 British GP: Red Bull Helmut Marko buzzing with CONFIDENCE ahead of British GP, claims ‘we are absolutely DOMINATING’
Red Bull’s impressive run this year have come notwithstanding the reality they got through a troublesome beginning to the season because of power issues. Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez both retired from the Bahrain Grand Prix.
F1 British GP: Max Verstappen retires from the Bahrain Grand Prix.Meanwhile, Verstappen registered his second DNF at Australian Grand Prix too. Moreover, Perez’s Canadian Grand Prix last end of the week was sliced short because of mechanical disappointment.
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Max Verstappen is OUT of the race!!! ❌
He’s had to retire the car after being asked by his engineer to stop at Turn 2#AusGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/hLz41lNaLf
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Be that as it may, the team have come out on top in each and every race of the time between themselves, with Verstappen crossing the chequered flag in first place on six occasions. Meanwhile, Perez won the Monaco Grand Prix and saw the chequered flag ahead of Verstappen.
Sergio Perez wins the Monaco Grand Prix!
Carlos Sainz is second, Max Verstappen third and I imagine a livid Charles Leclerc fourth.#F1 #MonacoGP
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F1 British GP: Red Bull Helmut Marko buzzing with CONFIDENCE ahead of British GP, claims ‘we are absolutely DOMINATING’
Furthermore, Marko accepts his group’s reliability issues have been a difference in their high-performing vehicles. “Reliability is always a concern if you have a car that is so much on the limit.”
“You see that at Ferrari. The only ones who don’t have a technical DNF yet is Mercedes, but they had to lift during some races because of overheating problems,” Marko concluded.
Ferrari have endured their own issues this season, with Charles Leclerc retiring from two races and his colleague Carlos Sainz registering three DNFs. Mercedes pair Hamilton and George Russell, in the meantime, have finished each and every race but have been compelled to fight with extreme porpoising issues.
F1 British GP: Red Bull Helmut Marko buzzing with CONFIDENCE ahead of British GP, claims ‘we are absolutely DOMINATING’