Red Bull don’t trust Lando Norris. He doesn’t trust McLaren. He doesn’t trust at all, even though in Azerbaijan the Englishman, Max Verstappen’s biggest rival in the World Cup, starts 16th after this yellow flag which left him out in the first quarter. Even with this starting spot, Helmut Marko already put the Dutchman on alert facing what might happen in Baku.
Because they know very well that overtaking can be done on this track. because this This is not Hungary. Not even Monaco. Not even Singapore. Here there is a straight line of more than two kilometers, and the McLaren run. Run a lot.
So yes, there is a race for Red Bull. Race and World Cup, since despite Norris’ KO The problems continue for Verstappen.
He comes out sixth. Sixth after a Q3 in which he was, mind you, more than six tenths behind the Ferrari and even behind Sergio Pérez, his teammate.
For this reason, Helmut Marko has already issued a warning message: “Norris and the car have speed.”
“It’s reassuring for the World Cup that he comes out 16th, and unless a safety car comes out… But overtaking is easy here,” Marko insists in words that are reflected in “Motor sport”.
Because he knows that what happened is exceptional: “If you leave late and there is a yellow flag “That’s bad luck.”
Finally, he focuses on his own: “We found speed, and Verstappen committed one of those very rare mistakes son. If I had done this first round…”
