Red Bull F1 Helmut Marko believes that former Ferrari F1 student Carlos Sainz “uncovered” the mystery of Charles Leclerc.
Helmut Marko, who manages Red Bull Racing and Scuderia AlphaTauri drivers as head of the Red Bull driver development program, naturally also evaluates rival team F1 drivers.
Carlos Sainz, who joins the team with Charles Leclerc, who is expected to be the future driver from Ferrari, was thought to play the role of “No. 2”.
However, in the first year with the team Carlos Sainz increased the pressure on his teammate Charles Leclerc. Sainz grew up with the team as the season progressed, winning four podiums. There was no retirement in 22 races, 5.5 points ahead of Charles Leclerc.
Helmut Marko feels that Charles Leclerc’s mystery in Ferrari F1 was uncovered by Carlos Sainz. However, they are not involved in the title battle, and I think that 2022 new F1 world champions Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton will be on the field.
Asked about Red Bull Racing’s expectations for 2022, Helmut Marko told Auto Motor und Sport that “the public goal is the title of the World Championship.”
“Mercedes and we have the potential, the talent, and the continuity. It tells us that we will be the highest level duel again. No other driver can fight like Hamilton and Verstappen in particular.”
“The closest to them is (Land) Norris. Leclerc, as it were, uncovered its mystery by Sainz.”
Earlier, Helmut Marko stated that Max Verstappen wanted to benefit from George Russell’s move to Mercedes F1.
This means that George Russell can reduce the chances of Hamilton’s title challenge by scoring points from seven-time former champion Lewis Hamilton. I think that the fact that Hamilton and Russell are from the same UK is also a factor.
Still, Helmut Marko has something to prove on “Mr. Saturday” given that George Russell’s Sunday performance wasn’t much better than his former teammate Nicholas Latifi’s. Insist.
“Russell will certainly be a big challenge for Hamilton,” said Helmut Marko, who believes George Russell will come with a greater hungry spirit and ambition than his predecessor Valtteri Bottas.
“He’s also an Englishman, so rhetorically and politically.”
“He’s an incredibly fast driver in qualifying, but the gap with Latifi wasn’t that big in the race. Russell needs to prove himself first.”
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