If Helmut Marko is asked whether Red Bull still has a chance of winning the world title in 2020, he does not rule that out. Yet he is in front of Car, motor and sport realistic enough to highlight the issue from multiple angles.
Just like Christian Horner, Helmut Marko also notes that in 2020 we will not be past halfway through the season and that it is therefore a bit premature to appoint someone as champion: “The championship is still wide open. I remember the year 2012, when we were 60 points behind Ferrari and Fernando Alonso mid-season. “
That year, Red Bull and Sebastian Vettel were still the champions. But although Max Verstappen, 47 points behind, is better off than Vettel at the time, Marko sees one big difference: “Alonso and Ferrari are not Hamilton and Mercedes.”, Says Marko, who emphasizes that Hamilton and Mercedes are really a class apart. Now, at least. “But on the other hand, Mercedes’ happiness cannot last forever.”
Moreover, the way up may have already started, says Helmut Marko, who saw that Red Bull was faster in Belgium against expectations: “The new front wing had an enormously positive effect. Our package is not yet optimal, but we are on the right way.”
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