Helmut Marko’s ‘unnecessarily fierce’ verdict on Max Verstappen-Lando Norris clash

Helmut Marko gives his view on that Max V🐻erstappen clash with Lando Norris.

(L to R): Max Verstappen (NLD) Red Bull Racing with Dr Helmut Marko (AUT) Red Bull Motorsport Consultant. Formula 1 World
(L to R): Max Verstappen (NLD) Red Bull Racing with Dr Helmut Marko (AUT) Red Bull Motorsport…

Helmut Marko has described 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Max Verstappen’s incident with 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Lando Norris as ‘unnecessarily fierce’ following a♐ dramatic A♏ustrian Grand Prix.

When battling for the lead on Lap 64, Versta🤪ppen and Norris c🔜ame to blows at Turn 3.

Verstappen veered slightly lef💞t under braking into Norris’ path.

The contact resulted in punctures for both drivers, handing 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:George Russell an unlikely victory at the Red Bull Ring.

Verstappen was handed a 10-ꦛsecond time penalty for his role in the incident -  a penalty which proved to be inconsequential to his final finishing position of fifth.

Conversely, Norris was forced to r💃etire from the race due to damage.

Reflecting on the race, Marko told ServusTV: “We lost the victory due to 🧔several factors.

“The fact that our pit stop went wrong, which put Lando in DRS range. We expected that the hard tyres would be the bett♒er choice, but that turned out to not b🎉e the case. The temperatures were lower than expected.

“That meant Lando had new tyres in his last stint and we were on🃏 u⛄sed. That was also a factor. Max also locked up after his pit stop in Turn 4. All that together made it difficult for us.”

Max Verstappen (NLD) Red Bull Racing RB20 with a puncture. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 11, Austrian Grand Prix,
Max Verstappen (NLD) Red Bull Racing RB20 with a puncture. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 11…

Marko conceded that Red Bull potentially should have ꦏintervened as Norris was under investigation for track limits and was hit with a five-second time penalty shortly after they collided on Lap 64.

“I think they b꧃oth drove unnecessarily fiercely,” Marko adꦦded.

“In 🌼doing so, maybe we should have intervened as well, because we knew there was an investigation go🍬ing on about Lando and track limits. We just didn’t know yet if he would be punished.

“With hindsight 💯you can then say, ‘okay, let him go.’ But let’s look on the bright side: we increased our lead in both the Drivers’ and Constructors’ Championships.

“It was a great fight until it somehow deܫgenerated. Who brakes where, who grabs more track limits, instead o𒊎f focusing on a fair finish.”

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