After a difficult second part of the season for Red Bullin which he saw how McLaren surpassed him, as well as Ferrari And Mercedes at times, Max Verstappen In Las Vegas, he has the opportunity to win his fourth consecutive world championship with two races remaining to complete the course.
At the moment, the Dutch driver is 62 points ahead of Lando Norris and, once the Las Vegas event is played, there will only be 60 left in play, so the math is simple. Verstappen could be world champion this weekend if he does not lose more than two points compared to the Briton.
Speaking about Verstappen's chances of winning his fourth drivers' title, Helmut Markowho's not a fan of racing in Las Vegas, admits he'd happily brave his luxury as long as it's to celebrate something like this.
“That's why I would gladly accept the extra hustle and bustle of Las Vegas. The truth is that it doesn't seem too bad to us, our car was fast in the dry in Brazil and Max excelled in the rain.”
However, the Austrian veteran took the opportunity to give credit to Verstappen in his fight against Norris, as Marko believes that The Dutchman recovered from all the problems the RB20 had and was able to minimize the damage for much of the season. to maintain your initial advantage with a car significantly inferior to that of its rivals.
“If we win the title this year too, Max will be primarily responsible. With his exceptional driving talent, he covered up the moments when the car was not really good,” he said.
As for the celebrations, is 100% convinced that the team surrounding the Dutch driver is already preparing everything to organize a big party when Verstappen becomes four-time world champion, probably this weekend in .
“Verstappen's manager, as I know him, surely [las camisetas de la celebración] in their luggage”, he responded to the question of whether they already had anything prepared in their column for oe24.
Max Verstappen, Dr Helmut Marko and Christian Horner Red Bull Racing
Photo by: Erik Junius
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