Bojan Vrbnjak
Lewis Hamilton in Max Verstappen: Many fans would like to see this match in one team. Both are considered to be among the best racers in the field at the time Formula 1, but a direct comparison is difficult to accept due to different assumptions. That’s why many dream of a tough team fight of both racers.
But someone already knows the outcome of this duel. “I believe Max would be at the forefront throughout the season,”Is a colleague from Sport 1 said Helmut Marko, who knows the strengths very well Verstappen. Who could win a duel, we will probably never get that answer. There will be a direct duel this season Max most likely lost. The title is behind the lag 83 points probably lost and thus the goal Red Bull Racingto the young The Dutchman make for the youngest world champion. As a result, they need to slightly correct the goal of this season. “We see an opportunity for second place,”He says Marko. Because Max behind another Mercedes racer, Valtteri Bottas, lags behind 14 points, which, according to the Austrian, is not impossible.
In any case, at Red Bullu develop at full steam. This benefits them not only this season but also next year because they will use the same chassis. Marko admits the chassis wasn’t the best at the start of the season. The team is still struggling with minor problems predictability of the car. “Max is able to avoid this. If the car gets heavier, the difference between Max and Albon is significantly bigger. We want to optimize our car so that we can really attack from the start next season.”And here the motor partner is also supposed to help Honda, although the Japanese will say goodbye to Formula 2021 after the end of the 1 season.
"Honda promised us that they would bring a new engine. With this, we would have to get a little closer to Mercedes again in many areas, including the engine area,” he says Marko. And although there will be race cars for the season 2021 largely remained the same, the concrete goal of the Red Bulls is again called the title of champion. “But this time for real,He emphasized Marko. "The conditions for us have never been as good as they are now for 2021."
